As the plane tilted its nose back and lifted off the ground, I was soon met with the speckled yellow lights of a lifeless city beneath me like stars in the night sky. The next moment I was one with the clouds as my home disappeared in the dew-spitting hours of the morning. When our flight altitude was reached, the airscape parted, the clouds below … Continue reading Voyage
Everyone is an artist, especially when it comes to love. Millions of people paint, from levels of novice to Michelangelo, the same two pictures depicting love; it is the sorrow of its absence or the elation of its presence. Different colors and brushstrokes make up the works, but the images are the same. This is no coincidence. When a new love overtakes our hearts, it controls … Continue reading Love is Pain and Reconciliation
Love is serendipitous; found when least expected, but elusive in pursuit of it. Much of my life has been a solo expedition for love in an attempt to garner happiness. Through this voyage I failed to find the love I was searching for, but was able to discover that love cannot be expedited. I have been heartbroken and I have had my heart mended. The process repeats itself but the people … Continue reading Love is Alcohol
Which is more powerful: the desire for something you want but haven’t yet obtained, or the desire for something you once had but lost? This question was posed to me by none other than Alex Bumpers on August 16, 2016. I remember the exact date because it was a question I spent hours agonizing over, wondering what could possibly be the answer. This question scrambled … Continue reading Irretrievable Past or Uncertain Future?
Recounts, Reflections, and Other Writings 