Hope, Heartbreak, and 90 Minutes of Magic
Heartbreak has a way of sneaking up on us in ways we never forget. Not the kind whispered in love letters or sealed with promises—no. I mean the kind that blindsides you, your whole world feels like it is crashing down and you suddenly feel the need to gasp for air. It hits you from […]
In a Moment, Everything Changed
Picture this: you get off work, gather your children, and head to the airport for a journey across the oceans — more than 7,000 miles ahead of you. After the first leg of the trip, as you wait in transit, exhaustion settles into your bones and the tiredness becomes unbearable. You ask your oldest, barely […]
In Honor Of (A Reflection)
Father’s Day remains, for me, one of the most difficult days of the year. Some years are gentler than others, but there are days I simply do not have it in me to say “Happy Father’s Day” to anyone. It feels, at times, like a greeting meant for a distant world — a world where […]
A Birthday Reflection: Flowers Are for the Living
I come from a culture that, in many ways, glorifies the dead more than it celebrates the living. This is evident in the grandeur that surrounds most funerals — elaborate ceremonies, expensive outfits, extravagant souvenirs, and sometimes even subtle competition among family members who barely cared for the deceased while they were alive. Sadly, more […]
A Stranger, a Story, and the Journey at Sea
A few Sundays ago, I took a trip out of state to visit family. For the first time in what felt like forever, I didn’t drive — I took a bus. There was something unexpectedly soothing about surrendering control for a moment. No hands on the wheel. No mental checklist of exits and turns. Just […]
A Love Unmet, a Memory Unfading
Some losses arrive like a storm you can see coming. Others arrive like a blow to the chest — sudden, disorienting, and cruelly silent. A dear friend of mine recently experienced the kind of heartbreak that has no name. She lost someone she loved deeply — someone she had been hoping to build a future […]
Twenty-Three years later, still unhealed
Today is a reminder of why I began writing seriously. It has been twenty‑three years, yet it still feels like yesterday. People often say time heals all wounds — I’m not sure I believe that. What I do know is this: time may soften a wound, but it never erases it. It was a beautiful […]
Between Healing and Storytelling
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to bottle up your true passion in pursuance of other ventures, you realize no bushel is going to dim that light. Suddenly, everything you have been slowly working on begins to take shape even before you have words for it. My writing journey began as a way for […]
Dr. June’s New Book, “The Bet,” Press Release
New York, NY, February 05, 2026 –(PR.com)– Fulton Books author Dr. June, a pharmacist and financial professional who holds a PharmD from UMES School of Pharmacy, Maryland, has completed her most recent book, “The Bet”: a riveting tale that follows Lisa, a young woman whose life is nearly ruined when someone places a bet on her, […]