Presence Stories

What if the events in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" were to map onto real life events in the 21st century? This is a story about resilience for all the fish out of water, especially those who have attempted a PhD program or experienced a one-sided love. Spoiler alert: You always have a choice. Each section starts with a poem or part of Andersen's fairy tale translated from German source material. #livingmymermaidlife

New York never stops moving. The lights. The music. The crowds. The pressure. The constant feeling that everybody is trying to become something before they even understand themselves. Suns moves through the city emotionally disconnected from everything around him. Manhattan feels loud, conversations feel temporary, and modern life starts feeling more performative than real. But after reconnecting with Evol over the phone, linking with Dev and Vixie at a Staten Island studio session, and later performing together at Brooklyn Gems, Suns slowly begins understanding something deeper: peace isn't escaping the noise - it's learning how to stay grounded inside it. As the night unfolds through trains, studios, Brooklyn performances, skyline conversations, and sunrise reflections, Suns begins awakening emotionally for the first time in years. Not becoming somebody new. Just finally becoming present. Set across glowing New York nights filled with realism, music, movement, friendship, and emotional stillness, ARISING explores overstimulation, awareness, creativity, identity, and the search for peace in a world that never slows down. Sometimes healing begins the moment your mind finally stops running.

A broken heart. An unexpected reunion. And one night that changes everything. Lee Eunbi is done believing in love-until Jeon Jungkook walks back into her life like nothing ever changed. He's warm, steady, and dangerously easy to lean on. She's guarded, hurting, and afraid to fall again. But when the rain starts pouring and the truth finally spills out, Eunbi realizes- some people don't come into your life to leave. They come to stay. A slow-burn, comforting romance about healing, timing, and finding the right person when you least expect it.

She took refuge in the hospital, to hide herself from the storm. What a mistake that was. The storm would have been safer, for inside the hospital something lurked..

Love may never change through time. If it does, it can be to finally be definitely true, make it stronger, much deeper, limitless, timeless, more selfless and unconditional.

When Dalia's life is overturned, she flees from the terror that has come. She is left alone. She is confused, exhausted, and fearing for her life.

Within the pages of this poetry collection lies a heartfelt journey through the intricacies of love, the labyrinth of overthinking, the shadows of insecurity, and the depths of sadness. Each verse is a delicate dance between emotions, weaving a tapestry of raw experiences and tender moments. Explore the complexities of love's euphoria, the weight of overanalyzing thoughts, the vulnerabilities of insecurity, and the melancholic hues of sadness through verses that resonate with the human soul. This collection speaks to the silent echoes of the heart, embracing the beauty found within life's most profound and tumultuous emotions

aiah is a beautiful girl soft spoken she dances well her love language is physical touch and word of affirmation dog lover

This is a short read on my personal perspective on 'the unknown' and how I chOose to navigate it.