Roselyn Eidem

“I was on my own, and every night I prayed to God that I could be strong both in body and soul.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Child Called "It"

“The tides of gain and loss
shape and reshape the world,
while below brilliant star fish
breathe in water,
turning salt and sea
to light.”
― Don Hynes, Something Will Change Me: Poems of Hope, Healing, and Personal Transformation

“The last time always seems sad, but it isn't really. The end of one thing is only the beginning of another.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“Her body faded away so far, she almost lost her connection to it. Utter
blackness enveloped her, shutting off all warmth. All light. All love. All
support. All hope. She was pinned, alone, naked, and freezing before a
beast so terrifying she struggled to avert her gaze but could not.
Horns arose from the top of what had to be a head. Fangs protruded
obscenely from a frowning hole that must have been a mouth.
Unsheathed claws threatened instant evisceration. Horrifying eyes.
Two cesspits of black fury in which red flames churned like burning
blood. They bore down on Helen, intensifying the pressure on her to
the point of agony.
Inside her head a message played over and over. You are helpless.
Helen’s fragmented thoughts spun wildly. What to do? How to stop
this nightmare?
The wretched voice roared again, like nails clashing against slate.
“Give me the stone! Now!”
― Candace L. Talmadge, Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal