The path will clear gently, as the time between tears dwindles.

How is it possible that when someone leaves this world, we are blinded by sorrow, and fear, and overwhelmed with thoughts of them that bleed into everything we see. It’s painful in every way – mentally, emotionally, and physically. You don’t know what pain feels like until you’re told that someone you love has died. …

Faces & Colors

I. Isabella peeked through the plastic blinds beside her bed, squinting her eyes at the blinding white world confronting her. Snow mingled with the city street outside, each speck of pavement and loose piece of trash slowly began to disappear. Quickly grabbing her Polaroid, she captured the blanketing snow. The photograph developed. The emerging brightness …