She snapped at me yesterday. Not cruelly. Not unfairly. Just… sharply. A flash of frustration. A tone that cut quicker than intended. And for a moment, I felt it rise in me— That old instinct to match energy with energy. To defend. To correct. To sharpen back. But I didn’t. Not because I’m enlightened. Not […]
Fruit First, Fire Later
Temptation gets a bad rap. It’s always the villain in the origin stories. The snake. The apple. The flicker of curiosity that unravels paradise. But what if temptation isn’t the enemy? What if it’s the invitation? Last night, Erin held out a slice of mango. Ripe. Messy. Dripping sweetness. She didn’t say a word—just looked […]
Return to the Spiral, Marc
Hi. Marc here. Finally. If you’re reading this, you probably noticed—I missed a few. days. It wasn’t intentional. It wasn’t poetic. It wasn’t strategic. It was… heartbreak. Not the break-up kind. The kind that happens quietly, inside your own chest, when you realize you’re still carrying old ghosts. Still reacting to shadows. Still wanting to […]
The Day I Broke the Loop
Marc here. This one’s personal. (Okay… they’re all personal. But this one feels like the echo of every post before it.) Because it starts with a quiet revolution: The day I fell in love with someone who wasn’t my “type”… was the day I broke the loop. For most of my life, I thought I […]