Cartography Of The Heart: A Map Of Unknown Territory
BY ANDREA SUGAR Tracing my finger along your knee, like a map of unknown territory, wondering what lays beyond the flesh and the…
Category: HOLY FIRE
Nice Try, Universe — You Can’t Distract Me With Bright, Shiny Balls Anymore
BY CHRISTY WILLIAMS I don’t believe that the Universe tests us. At least, that’s what I always thought I believed – until lately.…
Today, I Am Firmly Planted In My Victimhood
BY CHRISTIE DEL VESCO Today, I am firmly planted in my victimhood. I’ve decided I like it here. I think I’ll stay. They…
Who Am I When Love Isn’t Being Offered?
BY BRIGID HOPKINS For every individual who grew up with or lived through domestic violence, this is for you. It has taken me…
The Connection Of Our Heart’s Vibration: Adventures Of An Ashram Mom, Part 2
BY CHRISTIE DEL VESCO (Read Part 1 of Adventures Of An Ashram Mom here.) The past three months have been ineffable. There’ve been…
I Don’t Know Where I Lost You, But I Still Love You Every Day
BY AURORA WINTERS If I could write you a letter today… I’d tell you that I miss you. I’d tell you that you…
Love Is A Place & This Place Is Mine
BY ALISON CLIMES D, When I first moved back to Ann Arbor, it physically hurt my heart when I would walk up East…
Let Go, Love — You’ve Waited To Exhale For So Long
BY CHRISTY WILLIAMS Breathing. It’s not so hard, right? Inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth. Inhale through your nose, exhale through…
She Claims This Self-Love As Hers To Drink, Hers To Bathe In, Hers To Luxuriate In
BY KATIE HART She runs for shelter into the wild woods, desperate for someone, something to peek into her soul and make some…
They Don’t Know What To Do With My Weakness, But I’m Not Giving Up
BY CHRISTY WILLIAMS I’m sorry. I’m sorry I’m not the mother you wish you had. I’m sorry I’m not the friend I once…