"Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along - the same person that I am today. I never felt that I spoke childishly. I never felt that my emotions and desires were somehow less real than adult emotions and desires." -Orson Scott Card When … Continue reading Better Than I Was
Philosophical
Red Hot
I've done a lot of thinking about anger lately. I've seen so much of it as these months have droned on, and I've felt it enough that it's captured my attention. It's one of the "negative" emotions. One I've sought hard my whole life to keep restrained; yanking the prong collar each time a flare … Continue reading Red Hot
On Fear: Secretly Beautiful
Pain. Loneliness. Snakes. What's around the next dark corner. There are so many things we find ourselves running from, mentally and physically. Some because they have the potential to cause us harm, some because we simply don't understand, and some because of the memories they stir up. What does this do to us? It can provide protection, … Continue reading On Fear: Secretly Beautiful
Living Between the Trees 