Trena Tackitt

In Russian, the words for 'a star' and 'a teardrop' almost rhyme. As such, both work well together in poetry, and they also seem to be central themes that repeat themselves in nearly every stanza of my life.

" Really?"

I rarely make fanart, I but have been binge watching The X Files (I had never seen it before) for the long weekend and trying to use up...

I felt my phone vibrate against my hip as I stepped out of the elevator. Pulling it out of my pocket, I paused long enough to flick my thumb across the screen just in time to see my friend's name disappearing from the rainbow-rimmed text banner.

My grandfather looked up from the dining table and smiled, the soft glow of the hall lamp glinting off his glasses, giving him a strange,...

Don't forget to spoil your purrfect furbabies today! 🥰

I submitted my order and set my phone on the edge of the bed, next to a tangle of blankets and an oversized UW hoodie from our most recent visit home. I could still detect a faint whiff of bonfire smoke from the fabric, mixing with the scent of day-old shampoo and the sweet, floral scent of freshly washed sheets. I could tell my hair was a mess in the back and my neck gave a slight pop as I stretched. I could also feel a dull ache blooming between one of my eyes and my legs w

'Olympus '

I am usually fairly quiet about my political opinions, but like many people, I was rattled by the events in Pennsylvania on Saturday, and firmly believe there was more than just luck at play when a bullet miraculously only clipped its target's ear.

I will never learn to love 4 lane highways, or the commute to KC, but the 4Runner was a tremendous upgrade, even with some slight springiness in the suspension.