A Little Morning Dew

First, follow j.j._powell on instagram for my writing! On Thursday evening when I finished serving on duty I went to the movies. I went...

Being an adult sometimes is a scary thing...I want to preface that I do not think I am some wise old man, but for real sometimes life...

It has been exactly 65 days since I graduated from the University of Iowa with my Master’s Degree. During the last 65 days I went on...

Did anyone else get this weird twist in your stomach as it was time for you to truly step into adulthood? I think I scream in my head...

My skin is beautiful to me, but a blinding issue to others. It has been proven many times and it continues. Where I find myself to be...

I was in a one on one with one of my resident assistants and she asked me how I was doing. I admittedly always get stuck when my resident...

I struggled with the idea of coming back to graduate school, and that feeling only got worse when I arrived back to Iowa and started...

Nine times out of Ten...I am having some sort of self dialogue regardless of it is externally or internally. I try to avoid public...

To My Friend Elizabeth, We met in August of 2013 and did I think we would still be friends at this very moment, probably not, but now we...

Separation from people and things offer a lot to your mental. It is probably one of the best healing systems for humans. I used to...

I was participating in a group chat and we were wrapped up in a conversation about music choices. I have been a hardcore Rihanna fan for...

Two wine glasses sit on the table next to the bed. One being broken and the other half full with the imprint of luscious pink lipstick....

The world is yours if someone has not told you already! Everything on this land - belongs to you so walk this land proud and be bold. You...

My phone annoyingly wakes me from my slumber. I stretch my hands to the high white ceiling, sitting into a position of ugh. Breathing in...