Anna Grant

Transcendent

When I first met her, I admit I was slightly taken aback, I had not really met anyone like her before, and I was not sure how to feel, or act. That soon went away, as felt drawn to help her, to defend her, to understand. A few days after the first time I metContinue reading “Transcendent”

Gray

There are only a few days in a person’s life when perfection kisses them. For me, it was wrapped in a mist of gray. We rounded a corner to find a sign on the road that said Clam Beach State Park. Being that we had no hard and fast plans we had the ability toContinue reading “Gray”

Obligations

I wondered the other day when the last time I truly felt free was. There were a few moments that came to mind to be sure, but each image did not seem to translate into feeling freedom itself. Freedom in itself is a tricky thing. The older you get the more you realize your freedomContinue reading “Obligations”

Compliment

Originally posted on Words that must be heard:
It all started with a compliment. How strange that a kind word wormed and twisted its way into the preladen trauma pathways of my mind. It was supposed to be kind, maybe even encouraging. I understand that, I do. But this is not what happened. I sat…

2 in 4 and 1 in 5

The statistics seem “not so bad” at first. They say “Well at least there is half of girls that are okay.” And they say, “Well look, most boys are safe.” However, if you fall into these 2 in 4 and 1 in 5 categories, numbers will never speak to what has really been done. ItContinue reading “2 in 4 and 1 in 5”

Blue

Sometimes in the Winter, the lure of the stars outweighs the cold. There is a strange otherworldly feeling that wakes you suddenly, but not with cruelty. You wake, completely awake but with no sense of fear. Something secret and magickal awaits you, and you have a sense of anticipation that is pleasant and almost sneaky.Continue reading “Blue”

Clinic

This can not be happening. It just can’t. I kept telling myself this over and over. Trying to catch my breath, dizzy and sick with fear, I tell myself again “This can not be happening.” It was happening. I knew it was happening, I was afraid of it happening. But I just rolled over andContinue reading “Clinic”

Moon Mother

I never could have known such deep and intense love and beauty without having had her. In that moment, when she was so small, a brief moment of clarity and joy imprinted itself on my mind. These moments are few and far between it seems. Each of each of them must be remembered and recorded,Continue reading “Moon Mother”

The Darkness of Sugar, (a ghost story)

The rustling of the sugarcane leaves is a strange and unsettling noise. It does not sound like corn stalks. It’s heavier, darker and markedly lonely. It moves seemingly from the middle out. Often you can not see where the movement starts in the field, you can be right in front of the rows and hearContinue reading “The Darkness of Sugar, (a ghost story)”

Library Card

Such anxious happiness spread though my little body as I waited in line at the big desk in the middle of the library. I have always been small, even as an adult, but my little 9 year old body was probably half the size of other children. The desk seemed to loom over me inContinue reading “Library Card”