• Musings,  Nonfiction

    Blue Fibers

    October 5, 2026 / No Comments

      I wrote this personal narrative for my English Composition class at Regent University, detailing the last couple of weeks of my son Joshua’s life. This was one of the hardest pieces of writing I’ve ever done. LORD willing, it will open the floodgates to write more about my precious Joshy in a future memoir. My face pressed into the worn blue carpet beside my bed. “I can’t. LORD. Please.” I sobbed. The guttural wails of my teenaged son echoed in my head. His mind remained that of a four-year-old, while his broken body had never developed beyond that of a ten-year-old.   “Mama, I hurt.” His eyes pleaded with…

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  • Writing

    Refiner’s Journey

    April 4, 2026 / No Comments

    Providence deposited me at the mouth of winter’s midnight. The parchment, pressed against my bare flesh, seeped its siren song into my bones. I hadn’t counted on the world’s fortuitous sendoff nor the reciprocal sovereign hand that reached for me. But here I am. The path ahead looked dismal. Dense fog curled itself around the faintest of light, sucking it down like a ravenous child eating supper in the presence of death. Who was I to question my circumstances? I held the ticket, purchased with autonomy and expectation. Of course, I was wrong. The sky wept openly, soaking what little covering I wore. It weighed me down like chains, sticking…

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  • poetry
    Poetry and Prose,  Writing

    Affliction

    March 19, 2026 / No Comments

    Afterward, I sense the rawness of Flesh scorned throughout. Felt, falling, feverish Like death in slow motion. Incredulously crooked side-stepping Casually stopping on the underside Til breath lies extinguished. Innate darkness seeping Out of yesteryear springs flow. Night perishes into morrow.  

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