Do your values, lifestyle, or worldview confuse others? Or… yourself? Sometimes who we are just doesn’t fit into a clean box. Recently I had a talk with some of my old friends about our political and social backgrounds, and I had identified myself as written in the title: politically progressive, yet socially conservative. Admitting that…
Author: sammicakes
18 year-old college student and writer of the fantasy novel accursed red
Dearest Cookie
Dearest Cookie, Into my new jar you have come! And you have presented yourself kindly, composed of an enticing recipe: sugar, butter, and chocolate chips. I take a bite and wince! Upon further inspection, I see you are missing very much for my delicate taste’s particular sensibilities. Eggs, flour, salt, baking soda– the stabilizing, boring…
The Realest You (written from the platform)
Today I stepped onto the platform, and the seven men behind the booth asked me, “Who is the realest you?” “Is it the one who is beautiful and speaks clearly, smile bright?” “Is it the creature muzzled and blind, trembling in rage?” “Could it be the one that cries so deeply at the beauty of…
Would You Change All That You Are Just For Me?
A few years ago I dated a sweet yet quite immature young man. I had asked him to please not engage in recreational drugs that morning as it would make me sad and potentially ruin a particular outing with our friends, one where we would be in public from morning until night and around children….
Amethyst Drapes | Poem
Here in my depths shielding all life through amethyst drapes, I bury my intentions in darkness hoping all others only surrender to me their light Claws long and dark Ripping cuts into immortal flesh, I bury my sins within myself hoping all others only grace me with their virtue Eyes red from hellfire and tears…
Princess Pantheon | Chapter Six
Previous Chapter of Princess Pantheon ~ Chapter 6: Dreams of a Distant Land, a Distant Sadness Emily dreamed again of humans that night. First that silver light came spiraling down from the darkness ahead of her, then her pale fingers went to grasp it. Then faces. Ones she had already seen from her prior dream…
The Lovely & pitiful | Poem
Radiant, dazzling, and all too new A vehicle of first-time adoration How it glimmers in the moonlight How it rusts in the sunlight How it glows in the dusk How it dims in the dawn A lovely thing, a pitiful thing To steer it gently onto a loving path or to drive it off a…
The Fox Queen
A fairy tale inspired by the styling of the Brothers Grimm. ~The Fox Queen~ One winter a very long time ago, a lonely man wandered about the snow-covered forests to find shelter. In his travels he came across a red fox, longer than she was tall. Her large, dark eyes met him with inquisitive blinks….
March 15th | Journal Entry #2
“So little time on Earth. Pursue purpose and passion daily as it is what gives life to the soul.” ~Sammicakes
March 15th | Journal Entry #1
Limiting beliefs on love, success, and life -> Let them rise up to the surface, acknowledge them, thank them, and send them away. What limiting beliefs do you hold onto in your life? ~Sammicakes
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