This morning after I woke up but realized I didn't have to actually get up yet, I fell back asleep and dreamt that Julia Roberts and I were best friends. We met at a library and started talking about books. Through our love of words and storytelling, we became fast friends. The dream consisted of… Continue reading At the Library with Julia Roberts
Sleep
I have slept so much over this break. So very much. This morning I woke up around 8:30am - naturally, without an alarm except the alarm that is my bladder telling me I had to pee. Then I went back to sleep and didn't get out of bed until 9:45am. It feels like my body… Continue reading Sleep
A Letter To Mitch Albom
Dear Mitch, Did Chika love dogs? I just finished reading ‘Finding Chika’. I’m sitting on my sofa in our living room. The Christmas tree is still up, the lights twinkling. Tears stream down my face. At Lesson Six, one of our dogs, a red golden retriever named Pages, who was laying on the sofa across… Continue reading A Letter To Mitch Albom
VANESSA SHIELDS 