Gretchen L. Kelly, Author

Losing My Breath, Ignoring My Voice

“I’d sooner chew my leg off than be trapped in this, How easy you think of all of this as bittersweet me. I couldn’t taste i,. I’m tired and naked. I don’t know what I’m hungry for, I don’t know what I want anymore.” – REM, Bittersweet Me I had asked for a sign. I […]

Blood and Fire

    Lost. Floundering. Blindly making my way around sharp corners and endless dark hallways. Grasping and reaching, desperately, for something to hold onto. Anything. Only finding empty air. Heart pounding. Thumping in a panic fueled adrenaline. The feelings. Fear. Anger. Angst. Sorrow. Used. Forsaken. Empty. Always empty. Then… Don’t give up. You don’t give […]

The Other Shoe

“Happiness hit her like a train on a track…” -Florence and the Machine, Dog Days Are Over I have written before about being happy. And I wasn’t lying. Most of the times I am content and pretty happy. Happy is my default setting. But sometimes, behind the smile is a little sense of dread, a […]