Beauty is complex. Something that emanates from the mind. The heart. But, beauty is also brown and black.

We met on the second floor of our local library and right off the top they said the three magic words, “whatever you want.”

I gave myself some time before I sat down to edit. Eventually I began to smile at Mia’s smiles. I remember when she was just a tiny little middle schooler. Is she really about to graduate from high school?