• catharsiscarissa (28)in #writing • 7 years ago

  Fear & Fascination –– My Shark Encounter

  August meant the loss of summertime’s ethereal haze. The barren landscape of RVs on the crest of Silver Strand State Beach was laid on a backdrop of breathtaking blue. In…

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• catharsiscarissa (28)in #life • 7 years ago

  5 Reasons Why I Love Libraries (And You Should Too!)

  (photo credit: Janko Ferlic, unsplash.com) Let's be real. Going to the library was my absolute favorite activity when I was a kid.  On any given day, I'd beg my mom to pull our…

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• catharsiscarissa (28)in #writing • 7 years ago

  How I Almost Never Existed –– A True Survival Story

  A hundred years ago, 1.5 million Armenians were systematically killed in the Armenian Genocide.  Although other members of my family were killed, my great-great-grandmother and…

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• catharsiscarissa (28)in #writing • 7 years ago

  A Quest for Lost Authenticity

  Authenticity. It might as well be an ancient myth. We’ve exchanged empathy for superficiality and unflinching transparency for plastic masks hiding our deepest fears, hopes…

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