I spent most of my life hiding behind a mask. In fact, there is one that is centered on my altar to remind me to never pretend to be someone I am not. I am Coleen. A woman. But taking the mask off can be one of the most horrifying things you can do. I…

Was just my mood today.

This composition is my vision of Elysium. I hope you enjoy it.

So, my first love is writing. It is both a way to express things I want other to not just know, but feel. A way to taste my emotions in the moment. But I’ve decided to include another form of composition. Digital art is something I greatly enjoy creating, and to the same end. But…

In one of my books, a character was trying to explain what love was. I just thought this was a pretty good way to look at it. “I want to be … whatever term fits your universe. That person that is at your side, who you trust more than anyone else, even yourself. I want…

I wrote this short story in college a few years ago. The Conversation “You’re running late.” James looked just as relaxed as he always did as he sat at the same corner table he shared most days with Jess. He knew the thirty something year old woman wouldn’t mind his pointing out the obvious to…

Being lost in another person is the best place to be. Roses are red, violets are blue, This sort of poem, it will never do. So I look to the stars to find better prose, To find a way not to cheapen my rose. But how shall I liken you? Perhaps to the sun? I…

I wrote this while in a long distance relationship. I decided to regale you with a few lines of prose,Wishing instead that I could send you a rose, My heart has felt full since our very first meeting,A state I do wish will be anything but fleeting, To feel the warmth of your body next…

I normally wouldn’t post this kind of thing, but I felt this was worth the effort. For context, I was replying to a discussion that used the overused “biological male” excuse for why transgender women shouldn’t be allowed to compete with cisgender women. “Sex traits can be biologically based. That’s a medical term. But there…

An essay I wrote in college I though was interesting. In general, I tend to avoid conflict. Maybe I’m just getting old and tired, but I find dealing with conflict exhausting at this point in my life. After all, there is so much negativity in life already without dealing with a bunch of drama if…