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Bigger than the Whole Sky

I’ve been adding to the list of Taylor Swift songs that have made me cry in the car. Bigger than the Whole Sky. Never Grow Up. Soon You’ll get Better. Marjorie. They’ve always been sad, but now they settle in my chest like an ache. Digging in with words that pierce through the cloud of…

Unsettled Grief

Loss can be a funny thing.  Small losses can feel like a huge inconvenience, large losses feel distant, and every type of loss in between feels like a paper cut.  We all lose something. Someone.  It’s a matter of when, where, and how (and maybe, why).  We will all lose people. We will become someone…

A Year of Less?

Usually, in a new year, we make resolutions of things to do that are ostensibly meant to make us better people. For the last few years, I have made no resolutions or goals. Honestly, just surviving was enough for me. But now, a few months in, I have a resolution of sorts to proclaim. A…

Who is Scijess? And why does she read?

A California girl in my soul, I hail from the Sequoia Forest area of the Golden State. I currently reside in TX. I am an introverted Enneagram 5 Capricorn (if you believe in those things). My idea of a good time is curling up with coffee and a book, and getting all snuggled up with cozy blankets and squishmallows. This is a place to share my love of reading, books, and other life things. Welcome!

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