Velvet Echoes

"Whispers of the heart, wrapped in velvet."

Category: Author’s Mind

  • The Mountains Were Still There

    My brother-in-law is in the Merchant Navy, so every now and then, I receive a photograph from somewhere far out across the water. This one caught my attention. A quiet sea. Mountains rising in the distance. Heavy gray clouds covering almost all of them. I kept looking at it. The mountains were undeniably there…..I just…

  • Why My Dreams Deserve an Oscar

    (A standing ovation for the brain’s most convincing lies.) Dreams are very convincing liars. Inside them, everything makes perfect sense. You’re late for an exam you never registered for. Your phone refuses to dial the one person you desperately need. You’re flying….not like a superhero, but in that awkward “I think I’m floating?” way. And…