fiction
A Quiet Escape
Every morning, Lily woke to the soft cooing of her daughter, Emma, from the crib beside her bed. It was always the same—the sun barely peeking through the curtains, the smell of stale air mixed with the faint scent of lavender from the baby lotion she used on Emma. The little girl’s small, chubby hands […]
The Last Month of Lavender
Lena was only twelve when the world stopped spinning right. It began on a humid August afternoon, the kind that pressed down on everything like a heavy, wet quilt. Her grandmother, whom everyone in the family called Nana Jo, had been making lavender lemonade in the kitchen while humming an old folk song. That was […]
So… Is This Thing On?
Alright, friends, strangers, and that one loyal reader I hope isn’t just a bot from Estonia—let’s have a little chat. You know how some people pick up yoga or sourdough breadmaking during hard times? Well, I picked up writing. Not just blog ramblings like this one (though, yes, hello, you’re welcome)—I actually started dabbling in short stories. Fictional ones. […]
