Learning to breathe while moving forward
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Last published Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Mara Cole just wants to be invisible. Haunted by a violent past and living on borrowed breath, she clings to routines and silence to feel safe. A new job at a small shop called Bookish & Threads offers hope-until someone from her past finds her and shatters the fragile life she's trying to build. As old wounds reopen and fear threatens to pull her under, Mara must learn how to survive not by running, but by accepting help from an unexpected source. Learning to Breathe While Still Moving is a raw, emotional story about trauma, healing, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going when the past refuses to stay buried.
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