CHRISTALEIGH

I found out I was pregnant the first time in my life on September 27, 1997, almost exactly three months after marrying my husband. The little blue line on t...

It’s been a while. I awoke to you last night, your invisible inky tentacles winding their way around my limbs. You squeeze me from my sleep and my eyes open...

One of the most unnerving, exhilarating places you might find yourself in is a corral at the starting line of a marathon. For starters, aren't corrals for l...

I've spent my morning glued to YouTube, watching videos of people exploring abandoned homes and buildings. It all started with a suggestion from The All-Know...

Six months ago, I was sure today would be a remarkably sad day. Six months ago, I was sure I wanted a divorce from the man I had been married to for twenty-...

There's a documentary called "Finding Joe" about the hero's journey. I don't often watch things repeatedly, especially documentaries, but I've watched this ...

James and I married in June 1997, and toward the end of September that year, we found out I was pregnant and we moved into our first place- an apartment comp...

You saw her in the distance, kissing the sky and creating her own weather. And your life was a boring cacophony of business meetings and whining kids, so you...

Words matter.  When you bring words from the seat of your subconscious, in the form of memories or imagination, poetry or lyrics, prayers or pleas… when you ...

I was catching up with a friend last night who told me that late in the summer, he’d accidentally cut off three of his fingers.  I responded typically, askin...

Someone asked me recently what I would pass on to my daughter regarding the lessons I have learned about marriage in the last two decades.  I thought about i...

Comfort zones were a topic of focus today. “That’s why I dance,” he said. “That’s why I sing.” “It’s not for entertainment, although (as he gesticulates with...

When I was young, my vision was bad.  It was also rapidly deteriorating and corrections with glasses never seemed to be good for long- my young world was pre...

Last night was my first experience with women’s professional sports. We’re friends with the Director of Officiating for the Legends Football League, and a co...

He’s like this fig tree in South Africa that I read about. The tree is located in a place called Echo Cave, and it made the Guiness Book of World Records for...

My mom called that day and told me she couldn’t babysit. My dad’s schedule changed, as it often did, and they were going to take the fortuitous next forty-ei...

I went to my first writer’s conference, ever, the week before last. Probably should have started with a structured writer’s group. Something a little more th...

Food for thought: Nothing changes until something changes. Hesitation kills. Take the shot. After all catastrophic changes comes a new normal, and normal doe...

The house still looks the same as it does in the earliest memories I have of it. They’ve taken down a few trees and added a carport, but mostly, this is the ...

Recently, I added a trip to my bucket list that will take me back to every place I have ever lived.  I’ll need like two months and unlimited resources, so I’...