There is something I’ve been learning about myself. I was never the person who dreamed of owning a business. I dreamed of books. I dreamed of writing stories that helped people breathe a little deeper, hope a little longer, and believe there was still light waiting on the next page. Books carried me through every […]

remember sitting on my porch swing as a girl in Maxton, North Carolina, lost in the pages of a book. The neighborhood kids would ride by on their bikes and ask, “Are you on punishment?” I’d laugh. “No. I’m reading.” They couldn’t understand that books weren’t a punishment. They were my refuge. My adventure. My […]