Part of my writing journey has always been about confidence. I’ve been dreaming up worlds and love stories for as long as I can remember, but for a long time, I didn’t believe I was good enough to truly call myself a writer. So I studied. I took courses. I wrote in the margins of busy days and day jobs. I did everything I could to learn the craft. It took years to build the courage to join writing groups, read my work out loud, let others see it, and even consider publishing.

I was digging through some old writing today and found a bunch of snippets and stories from around 2017 and earlier, and honestly? There were some gems in there. So I thought I’d start sharing a few. Back then, I wrote almost exclusively in third person. I’ve only switched to first person in more recent years, which has been a fun evolution to look back on. This particular excerpt comes from a series concept I dreamed up about eleven years ago, which I originally called The B