For so long, she ignored the voice inside of herthe voice of her inner child, the one who had seen too much and understood too little. She buried her cries beneath layers of anger, denial, and pain, convincing herself that her wounds were insignificant, that they were nothing compared to the suffering of others. But she was wrong. Now, shes finally started to listen. Finally started to hear the echoes of that little girl who was once too afraid to speak, and as she does, she realizes that her voice was hers too. This is her attempt to unravel the tangled web of her past, to face the struggles that have haunted her for years, and to give that child the voice she was never allowed to have. These diary entries are her way of making sense of it allof the battles shes fought, the trauma shes endured, and the hope that, somehow, she might still find a way to heal. This is her story, and its time it is told.

This book is about everything I am too scared to tell him. It is about love, pain and the desperation when nothing works out the way you want it to work out. These are short stories that explain my feelings better than I could ever explain them by talking. So, if you are ready for a whole lot of heartbreak, pain and the sad reality of my first love: start reading. This is my way of telling him "I love you" without actually saying it out loud and my way to get over everything.

Living in a world surrounded by romance in all types of media shapes our perception of love. I remember reading stories of dramatic, big and selfless actions as proof of love. But then I started experiencing it, not just reading about it. Slaying a dragon is a sign of love. But remembering how your partner takes their coffee is also a sign of love. Big actions are not possible without the small little things. This is the journey of me figuring that out.

"In my golden twenties, I became soft like milk and honey and strong like old-time money." Rooted somewhere between always and never, young college student Morgan coats her life's story in dreamy poetry. A life that has American dreaming written all over it: Mental pictures of endless Fourth of July nights, Boston winters and East Coast memories. And if it wouldn't be for her professor, Morgan might still believe it was all just a dream. But Mr. Anderson knows that words have a way of making things real. So with the beginning of her poetry, Morgan lets us see, feel and wonder what it means to come home. Home to a place of ever-curious minds and home to oneself.

This collection of poetry follows the dark and haunting journey of a man captured and enslaved by shadows. In order to ever be free, he is forced to face his past in all its forms and rediscover the power within. These pieces tell a story they bury under veils of fear and pride. I hope to meet you on the other side.

I don't want you to love me If you don't want it too. So please, not just when push comes to shove Lead this fight in me to an end and say the words that will bury this love. 17 little stories and poems, written for those who are lost, want comfort, inspiration or just a way to escape this world. There are some stories that consist of pure dialogue, some that tell a whole story without mentioning any names and a few that are simply meant to show how some people see the world. "Beautifully written, but I would be happier if you had done the laundry quickly in that time." ~ my mom

Will we ever know who we really are? Or are we doomed to be stuck in a maze, trying to find our way through to embrace the person that is ourselves? Life tends to have several unique ways to guide us through our own maze. May it be Insomnia that reveals our inner thoughts and forces us to converse with the child within ourselves, or a scenery that we embrace with our eyes, indulging us in a high of simply being alive. Whatever the situation may be, it will always guide us through the maze and brings us another step further to find out what makes us us.

The trouble of young adulthood is figuring out how to navigate the new extent of freedom and self-discovery one experiences. Growing in and out of friendships. Dating. Loving. Heart-aching. Difficult decisions. Self-expression. Family relationships. Work-life balances. The beauty of young adulthood is understanding that each and every one of us does not remain untroubled. What if, one Friday Night out clubbing was enough to wrap one's mind around this sensation, this marvel?