grow – Look Within

Grow beyond traditions

November 15, 2025November 2, 2025 J Tyes

I have just finished reading "Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories" by Shirley Jackson, and something occurred to me. This novel was a collection of published and unpublished short stories that Shirley Jackson's family found and allowed to be published. One thing that stuck out to me was the nature of the situations and common… Continue reading Grow beyond traditions

Freedom, Thoughts

Grow like weeds

February 17, 2019September 16, 2020 J Tyes

When I was young, I used to love picking the white feathery stem of the dandelion. I would close my eyes, make a wish as I blew off the feathers. As an adult, I learned that my childish wishes caused more weeds to spread, grow and take over other lawns. When we think of weeds,… Continue reading Grow like weeds