the lizzy claire story

  • My Luna

    I think I fell in love with the moonAges and ages agoBefore I knew what love wasBefore I knewHow impossible she was to reachShe’d follow us along the road wherever we traveled,My constant companion on clear nightsShe’d fade away every so often and I imaginedIt was for the ache of being so far awayFrom the…

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  • digital detox

    With the risk of sounding like a 20-something teenager with an instagram addiction seeking attention (which would not be too far from the truth), I’m taking a break from social media. I’ve been listening to a book titled Digital Minalism, written by Cal Newport, and I’ve been extremely convicted about my own digital use. I…

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  • Protected: a page from a woman’s journal

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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  • a bit of something (is this something?)

    I’ve been obsessively coming through every piece of writing I’ve ever put into a word doc trying to find solid inspiration for a story that I’ll stick with. Following, you will find a paragraph or so of a story challenge I tried and failed to do like four years ago. I think it could be…

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  • Coffee Drinker

    You hold a cup of steaming coffee in your hands I watch as you close your eyes Bring the cup Up to your lips And take a sip You didn’t use to be a coffee drinker You’d sip a cold glass Of sweet green tea You didn’t use to hold my hand Watching movies And…

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    Coffee Drinker

  • Kindergarten

    My days are filled with adding to ten And saying the sounds that words are made up of m-a-t They look up after each sound, searching for reassurance m- Eyes on the teacher a- Is she watching what I’m doing? t Is she proud of me? Mat! Their little voices rise in joy Mrs. Sheffield,…

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    Kindergarten

  • i guess i’m growing up

    musings from myself in 2017. they were opened as a draft and I thought it might be fun to share 🙂 enjoy little me at the end! — It’s been about a month and a half into my freshman year at Lee University. I’ve never heard so many people talk about ‘doing life’ with each…

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    i guess i’m growing up

  • I am Fat

    It’s not so muchThat I’m ashamed to be bigger To take up more space For the quake of the earthAs I move For the tension in my lungsAs I breatheAs I try to make it soundAs though I were not breathing But every little woman criesTears of joy As the number on the scaleMoves further…

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    I am Fat