We flew in on a tiny plane, not really knowing what to expect. The Isle of Lewis and Harris, the Hebrides islands just north of mainland...

I recently went to London for a little solo break. I wanted to see some West End shows and walk around the city for a few days. Since I...

Moving to a new country is never simple. Three years into my Icelandic journey, I’m still navigating uncertainty, regret, resilience, and...

A harmful wave of sunlight shines, burning brightly, distracting avoidance. Hope isn't necessarily darkness— discovering a path towards...

When I was growing up, I went to church camp on the Oregon Coast. The camp has been there for quite some time. For example, there’s a...

Young, smooth and labile Trusting with good intentions Earned through confident words Inflecting swaying candour. Put your hands here...

I’m just another voice. We hear so many from various sources on the daily. Some voices we agree with, other’s make us cringe. These days,...

My husband and I were sitting in our house in Portland having one of our final discussions about moving to Iceland. We had several, but...

I can't remember what I was watching, but it made some lightbulb go off in my head the other day about how human beings change over time....

My family and I are spending a few weeks in the Canary Islands. Iceland is very cold at the moment and I wanted some sunshine to recharge...

It's ironic, sometimes I have so many stories in my head, countless stories that I want to tell. Then when I sit down and put pen to...

When I was small, I often woke up in the middle of the night, sensing things in the darkness. Sometimes I'd wake up frozen with fear,...

Hold it in Deep down, knives in the nothing. Turn, twisting, sinking Together bound Ignorance is bliss Less joy Look over there Down...

Time aches Lost Looming in eternity Long silence Booming still Green awaiting hours of day Alone across the frost Biting nibbles of...

We moved to Iceland on September 5th 2022. I had big plans for myself as I always do. I was raised by dreamers and that seems to have...

My partner and I pretty much talk about everything. Or, I should say, I talk about everything and he listens and makes comments here and...

I’ve always had cats, from what I can remember. We were the people who took in stray neighbourhood cats, like, the really ugly ones. When...

One second, or maybe a quarter of a second. The time between one choice, a huge choice… in hindsight, a life changing decision. It was...

A little over 10 years ago I started seeing my therapist. I was suicidal, I had been for a while. Despair has pretty much taken over my...

I fell in love with you We embraced We danced We held on We joined We said goodbye We spoke We wrote We traveled We understood We knew We...