Books and Cozy Chaos

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Am I Still Here?

In a storm of changes, some things remain steadfast. The background chatter and life of a coffee shop. My iced drink sweating beads onto the paper wrapping of what used to be a pumpkin chocolate chip scone. Crumbs are left. My fingers typing quickly and making many typos as my brain works faster than my…

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…

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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