Category Archives: This Is Me

Hello Friends, It’s Been A Long Time

Posted on May 14, 2021 by kristianw84

I have been sitting in my chair staring at the laptop screen for ten minutes, unsure of where to begin. Life has been chaotic and beautiful lately! We are finally on the verge of a post-pandemic normal, and I’m happy … Continue reading →

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Nothing Gold Ever Stays

Posted on April 1, 2021 by kristianw84

I am taken with my skin when concealed by the thinnest cloth and bathed in sunlight when I stand still long enough to watch the light make love to the dark I feel the most understood – for that juxtaposition … Continue reading →

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Changes in Mindset – On Writing

Posted on March 15, 2021 by kristianw84

I read somewhere that once we start believing we have nothing left to improve upon, we are doomed to fail. As a writer, I have learned a few important skills that I apply to my writing as I learn and … Continue reading →

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The Bleeding of Me

Posted on March 1, 2021 by kristianw84

Imagine that you are thrown into a pool without knowing how to swim. The pool is full of obstacles that you must get through just to make it to the shallow end where you can finally breathe. This is how … Continue reading →

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Hello Beauty, Hello Strange

Posted on December 12, 2020 by kristianw84

I grew up in a family of women who got stuff done. Last-minute changes in plans and we now have an extra five mouths to feed? The women made it happen. Someone was injured during a nerf gun battle while … Continue reading →

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On The Eve Of Turning 36

Posted on November 12, 2020 by kristianw84

I have been thinking of you – the seed I never sowed the bun I never baked. I feel it – the eleventh month of my body and the calendar. Tomorrow will be my birthday. My spring is gone and … Continue reading →

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My Light

Posted on November 6, 2020 by kristianw84

It is hard sometimes, to rise above it – the fear the hate the things we covet my own light dims when anger rages – the news the trauma locking kids in cages No! Not me! I will not fall … Continue reading →

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If I Could Go Back In Time

Posted on October 23, 2020 by kristianw84

i would travel to fifteen and tell her to hold her head high to not compare herself to other girls now or at thirty-five for we are not the kind of beautiful that turns heads or steals breaths we are … Continue reading →

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May I Have This Dance?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by kristianw84

Most of you know how much I love music and dancing! I have been having quite a few people ask me for song recommendations lately. I dance all of the time, but when I feel the NEED to dance it’s … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons, A Change in Direction, and 2020

Posted on October 20, 2020 by kristianw84

I think we can all agree that this year has been less than ideal, but I have to say this year has taught me a few lessons. I have learned that things I used to excuse are no longer excusable. … Continue reading →

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