The Shadow behind you gets darker, looms large. Its arms reach around you, soft, welcoming, it whispers in your ear. It knows your secrets, dreams you’ve told no one because people wouldn’t understand. Your shadow grows till it’s bigger than you; it dwarfs you, it stands between you and the world, shields you from life’s… Read more

Just when I think I have learned some sense, it happens again. This is one girl who will never grow up. I find a new leaf opening, a new reason to live. I am wholly taken, I dance with happiness, I strut with my plumage fully unfurled. I hold nothing back. There seems to be… Read more