life
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Forever December
December is that time of month in a young girls life where she gets a year closer to not being young anymore. It’s me. I’m the young girl. December is my birth month and the older I get, the more I love that my birthday is during the most beautiful month of the year. I… Continue reading
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Soon You’ll Get Better
I think I speak for not only my family but for everyone with a beloved mother that the hardest thing to experience in life is sickness. No matter the severity of any illness whether it’s a cold, flu, maybe even strep throat, it hurts to witness your mother get sick. The worst part of witnessing… Continue reading
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New Romantics
My sophomore year of high school, my heart was ransacked, my mind was twisted, my soul was diminished. It was all I ever wrote about. It was the only thing I knew for certain as a 15-year-old girl. My life has been saved by many people, myself included. I have many people to thank for… Continue reading
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I Could Be a Good Mother
I feel like it’s inevitable for a young girl to dream of a life with her own family. Dressing her daughter in Strawberry Shortcake overalls, braiding her daughter’s hair, bouncing on the trampoline with her beloveds. I used to be one of those girls. Sometimes. I stopped wanting children when my eldest sister had my… Continue reading
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Little Ladybug
When I was growing up, I always took it into mind that I actually enjoyed my childhood. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean I didn’t hate it temporarily at some point. Recently, I’ve been looking back at the loss of my childhood and innocence. Not only have I been replaying these memories in my head, but so… Continue reading
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Your Best American Girl
The first ever story I published on a website was titled ‘Your Best American Girl.’ I figured it was only right to name my first blog post the same thing. This time, I found it reasonable to write about the girl behind the story. My name is Aileen and I’m a writer. This is about… Continue reading
Midnight Reflections 