3 – Were-Bunnie Village Night had fallen, and Princess Honeybun had taken her full bunny form. She was small with golden and black fur in perfect fluffy patches. She shone like a glimmering seastone underneath the moonlight. Emily yawned as she awoke. She smiled down at her now very little friend. “We fell asleep!” Honeybun…
Princess Pantheon | Chapter 2
Part 1 ~ Bun and Emily stayed behind after the assembly ended. The afternoon heat of late fall stung the delicate skin of the fairy and were-bunny, so they retreated to a boulder tucked under shade. “Oh, Bun,” Emily sighed. “I feel so strange.” “Winona will figure it out, Emily. It’s alright. Your new look…
23rd Birthday Message
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Today I’m 23 years old, and I’ve got a message to share with you. “Hatred cannot extinguish hatred, no matter the proof to justify it. I have the opportunity to birth anything I desire into this world. I will use my heart and soul to do so.” What do you think of…
Princess Pantheon | Short Story
Excerpt of a short story I’m working on– enjoy! In a land that only had the spring and fall seasons, magical entities coexisted in pure tranquility. Each race was represented in a great pantheon by one princess. There was one sent by the fairies of course, another by the amiable vampires who loved basking in…
6/27 Verse of the Day | Worry
Happy Thursday! ❤ Today’s Verse of the Day: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:27 I needed to hear this–bad! Do you tend to worry a lot? Are there any worries on your mind today? Let me know in the comments below, and I hope your burdens…
6/26 Journal Prompt
Happy Wednesday! An excerpt from my morning journal: Today is a day of release. Release. Release. Release. Letting go of anxiety, stress, fear, and pain. Creating the life I want to lead in my thoughts, beliefs, and actions. Giving less weight to thoughts and more weight to beliefs and actions. Release. Release. Release. ~Sammicakes
A Spelman Woman
Happy Tuesday, everyone! On May 19th, I officially graduated from Spelman. My feelings about this part of my life coming to an end haven’t fully materialized yet. I look back on this Spelman journey and my heart is filled only with thanks and gratitude. All of my internship and travel experiences, all of the fanfare…
Mimosas
He was a man, light and pretty. He handed me a bouquet of mimosas, yellow and full. I was just a woman, stunned and amazed. I tell him, “Oh, baby, these flowers are beautiful!” ~Sammicakes
bottom of the peanut butter jar
Disclaimer: This is a scary story with mentions of suicide and implied disturbing imagery. Today has not gone well. Friendships are not easy to make but are very easy to break. My mom told me that once. The last person I had considered a friend for the past five years has ended her life. I…
women & their blessings | sonnet
Of all the roses in the great wide worlds The loveliest take time to rise and bloom For they grow in grace and beauty for girls Yet sadly the weakest will die in June You may wonder what flowers grow for boys To surmise one would choose the Middlemist As this Chinese flower is rare…