Having two mentors is great until both of them decide your emotional development is their personal tug-of-war match.
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Short Story | Cold Storage
In the stillness of a storm, a diner employee must choose between enduring her guilt or opening the one door she’s not ready to face.
Read MoreThe Dao of Dorian | My Old Lady
Nothing ruins a plan to look competent faster than meeting someone who instantly knows you’re bluffing your way through adulthood.
Read MoreCall Her Lucy
Lucy haunted the woods more than she lived in them, her cottage glowing with leaking purple mana and irritated cats. But when she tried spying on her ex, Poe, she found his new girlfriend wasn’t ordinary at all. One sharp, ancient word from Francisca sent Lucy fleeing—finally afraid of someone else.
Read MoreThe Dao of Dorian | My Best Friend’s Mistake
Some friendships announce themselves loudly, usually right around the moment you realize lunch with one person feels more romantic than dates with actual partners.
Read MoreThe Dao of Dorian | My Mentor
The idea of Dr. Cox giving gentle feedback belonged in the same fantasy world where vending machines apologized and handed out hugs.
Read MoreThe Dao of Dorian | My First Day
Confidence lasted ten whole seconds before the stethoscope wrapped itself around the wrong body part like it had personal goals.
Read MoreThe Dao of Dorian | Why These Lessons Matter
Apparently enlightenment can look a lot like replaying old mistakes and hoping the universe grades on a curve.
Read MoreSomeday Satellite
Song Lyrics – 2002 You packed your books in a secondhand boxFaded denim and a tear in your sockYou smiled like you were brave enoughBut I saw your hands were shakingYour map had stars drawn in redSaid, “It’s just a while, not the end”You kissed …
Read MoreThe Room
Short Story – Speculative Thriller / Psychological Sci-Fi The first thing Sam Whitaker noticed was the cold. It wasn’t just a temperature, it was a sensation that lived beneath the skin, sterile and empty, a void where warmth should have been. It pressed into him, …
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