| The Essence is a rewrite of a very old piece of work I wrote many years ago. Updates are very slow in coming, as I hate my writing style from back then, and I have very limited time for rewrites at the moment. |
| The Essence is a rewrite of a very old piece of work I wrote many years ago. Updates are very slow in coming, as I hate my writing style from back then, and I have very limited time for rewrites at the moment. |


When I first found him, he had nowhere to go. Homeless and living near the beachfront, my first intention was to kill him to satiate my thirst and put him out of his misery. I watched him from a distance all that night, wondering what kept holding me back. When he fell asleep beneath the pier early in the morning, I remained nearby, watching and contemplating him. He was beautiful, seemingly etched by angels as he lay in the sand. Brown hair bleached blonde by the sun lay in waves around his face, the blue-green extravagance of his eyes hidden by his soft eyelashes. Not much moby =sanguinarii
| This was written way back in 2003, about a vampire, a mortal, and their mutual seduction of one another. My writing has evolved into an entirely different style and feel, but this short story holds a place in my heart. |


The Essence - Prologue Gabriel stood at the edge of the tree line, contemplating his chosen prey. The other vampires he'd spoken to had made the hunter out to be a competent threat. No vampire ever came back from the forest, but they all knew he was there. It was a challenge enticed from the first frightened whisper.The Essence - Prologue
The whole lot of them deserved to die. Cowering in the relative protection of the gas lit city, they spouted brave words while the stink of fear lingered beneath their false bravado. He would return soon enough to finish them off, but for now, he refocused his a
| "Passion is powerful… nothing was ever achieved without it, and nothing can take its place. No matter what you face in life, if your passion is enough, you will find the strength to succeed. Without passion, life has no meaning. So put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts… this is the essence of passion. This is the secret of life." -- Author Unknown |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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I hope that you will have a wonderful day![]()
I was able to hand in my two weeks notice for my job yesterday, and I feel like an incredible weight has been lifted off my shoulders. The stress of my job, volunteer activities, teenage daughters with their sports and extra curricular activities, and the family situation with my husband being on the other side of the world (literally) - we've finally reached a point where I can stop working and refocus on my family. I am far from a religious person, but god bless single working mothers.
Thank you all so much for your support on my last journal. You have no idea what that meant to me.