If you ever find yourself in Split, Croatia, in summertime, don't skip the surrounding islands, like Šolta. It would be your most relaxing and refreshing vacation ever! Forget the phone, forget the stress, just hop on that ferry! Šolta is an island an hour away from Split, and it's a perfect day trip.
Children’s Understanding of Grief
My godson caught me off guard with how he explained where his grandparents are. To him, it was just another version of the story. Maybe next time he’ll get with something else, until he’s old enough to understand. Children’s understanding of death and grief is the most heartbreaking oblivion there is.
Summer in Details: Fragments of Time
Sitting with the weight of a year passed, I bite into a peach, and as I trail the juice from my hand to my elbow, I try to ground myself. My hands are sticky, and I wipe them on my shirt, leaving a blotchy stain on my ribs.
“You can’t have a village without being a villager.”
Protecting our peace, while important, is not something people understand its nature and purpose to be. We use it when we can’t be bothered to do anything, really. This lack of community is part of a much larger issue, but the point still stands: we forgot how to be friends.
Things never happen the same way twice.
Sometimes you’ll have some good cards dealt to you, and other times it’ll feel like you’re out of luck. For me, I was convinced for the longest time that it was cloudy when my lucky star was being assigned. Life was happening, and I didn’t seem to have a good grasp of it. So, thoseContinue reading "Things never happen the same way twice."
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury reads as very up-to-date
We burn the world down with bombs, drain the water to feed data centers, and destroy our culture, history, and archives. I think that to future species, those that come after us, we would present a bigger mystery than dinosaurs present to us. We are actively destroying every trace of us.
Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Kim
Happy Release Day to Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim! This book really draws eyes, what with the gorgeous cover and the fascinating story mixing history, folklore, and fantasy.
Summer in Waiting Rooms: Figuring Your Life Out in Your Twenties
I’ve been ready to move all my life. I’ve been waiting forever in my room that isn’t my room because I have somewhere else to be. A home.
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
A fictional place somewhere in the Caribbean harbors a folktale entwined with questions of race, identity, womanhood, and centuries-long legacies. About the Book "April, 1976, St Constance, a tiny Caribbean village on the island of Black Conch. A fisherman sings to himself in his pirogue, waiting for a catch – but attracts a sea dwellerContinue reading "The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey"
Ljubljana Travel Guide
Ljubljana is a great choice in every season. In spring and summer, the weather is usually nice. In autumn, it has cozy vibes, and in winter, it feels like a winter wonderland. It is the capital of Slovenia and a wonderful walkable city with so much to do. Where to Stay in Ljubljana One ofContinue reading "Ljubljana Travel Guide"
My Little Hawk 