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Koka

Oct 14, 2023

Thoughts While Grieving

Grief is universal, and yet intensely personal. No two people experience it in quite the same way. Every minute is discrete. One moment,...

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Koka

Feb 23, 2022

Poetry

Drift

photo credit: Vlad Chețan The rain washes leaves and soil and discarded tissues and all the other detritus into the road verge and out of...

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Koka

Nov 30, 2020

Poetry

What I want to say to you

I want to say to you that I am me, you are you, and they are they but also us. We share family, emotions, worries, but not experiences. I...

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Koka

Feb 18, 2016

Poetry

Cuando pienso en ti

Cuando pienso en ti recuerdo los ojos, oscuros como la noche, enojados como el fuego, cerrados como el corazón. Cuando pienso en ti...

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Koka

Feb 1, 2016

Gender

Girly Things

Dollhouses, Dress up, Prince Charming, Not alarming. Ballet classes, Playing house, Ribbons and bows, Take it slow. Taylor Swift,...

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HELLO

creative writing | personal essays | photography

I live in Gurnee, Illinois, with my husband, teenage son, dog, and four cats. I have a variety of interests, and my philosophy is to never let fear get in the way of what I want to accomplish.

I started this blog as a place to record my thoughts. I promise to always be completely honest.