by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 12, 2016 | Art, Beauty, Links Around The Web
I’ve started to pay attention to my tears. I won’t deny it, I cry easily. Movies (and commercials), make-believe stories, songs on the radio, the list goes on and on. If you cry, I will likely cry in response. Over the past year, though, I’ve...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 9, 2016 | Brave, Broken and Raw, writing
The truth of it all is this: writing used to come as naturally to me as breathing. I would open a notebook to a fresh page or start a new blog post, only to finish it in half an hour. Here’s my right-now truth: a few months ago, writing became hard for me. This...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 6, 2016 | Community, friendship
I am watching. I listen and I learn. I give and grow and watch you do the same. I am not yet a mother, but I am paying attention. She rises early for just a few moments of silence. The powdered remains of Cheerios have created a thin film over the breakfast table. My...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 3, 2016 | Books, Even If Not
There was absolutely no other way to end the book. And doesn’t it figure, really, since the tagline of this here blog is every story matters? Last fall I wrote a book that released this past February. And if you’ve ordered a copy and held it in your hands,...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 28, 2016 | Books, Generation Y
I’ve done the whole ‘graduating thing’ (thank you high school and college) and after being in “The Real World” for a year, several people have asked if there are any books I’d recommend as gifts for high school/college graduates....