Shea Johnson has mastered the art of capturing other people’s moments, joy, grief, love, without ever slowing down long enough to tend to her own. Set in a small town heavy with history and unspoken weight, Capturing Shea begins before the romance, before the disruption, right where the stillness lives.
Everything comes full circle in this chapter. Old wounds resurface, silence breaks, and the truth—raw and unfiltered—finally walks into the room. What happens when the past you buried shows up wearing your father’s face?
Paige would sometimes slip into moments where she remembered Chance in the beginning of their dating. He was sweet, charming, respectful—and fine as hell. Everything seemed to be going well. They were having the times of their lives. Then something changed. Chance became someone she didn’t recognize. He became controlling and, quite frankly, scary to … Continue reading Serenity’s Bliss (Part 7)
She stared at the screen like it might change if she blinked hard enough. Paige’s voice sounded like it came from underwater. Everything around her muffled—except her pulse. Loud. Unforgiving. Ruthless. “SERENITY!” Paige yelled to snap her friend out of this trans she seemed to be in. She walked toward her, almost in a walk-run … Continue reading Serenity’s Bliss (Part 6)
Serenity made her way upstairs to her room to find a sobbing Paige. She approaches her, wraps her arms around her friend in comfort. “I’m so sorry I wasn’t there when this message came through Paige, but I’m here now. Let’s talk about this.” Paige looks up at her friend, and hands her cell phone … Continue reading Serenity’s Bliss (Part 5)
The paramedics cleared Paige, stating she had experienced a panic attack. Once the paramedics exited the shed, Serenity gave Paige a look of concern. Paige lowered her head, " I don't want to go through this again Serenity. I fought extremely hard to rebuild myself after him." Paige poured her heart to her bestie without … Continue reading Serenity’s Bliss pt.4
Bentley takes Serenity by the hand and leads her out to the street. "You mind walking to the park with me?" Serenity nods. "Are you going to be this quiet the whole time?" "I'm sorry Bentley. I'm just trying to wrap my head around you actually coming to talk to me." Serenity stumbles on her … Continue reading Serenity’s Bliss (continued)
She met dude at a block party on the corner of LaBeouf St. and Tara Rd. A night full of booze, drugs, and a hint of freedom. The kush made the night a very hazy memory. All but him. A 6’1, 175lb god on this side of heaven! A green-eyed cutie with a caramel complexion, … Continue reading Serenity’s Bliss
The clouds hovered for oh so long, They became quite the norm. The rain never bothered just slowed down the pace, I was just glad it hid the tears on my face. The wind became stronger, the thunder loudly roared, The beat of my heart became shallow, I just quitely ignored. The pain was overtaking … Continue reading Storms
Why are we so consumed in the daily antics of others who only thrive to devour our ambition? Why do we pollute our minds with such negative the thinking patterns about ourselves? It's time to change those thought patterns. Time to release our minds of the daily toxins that inhabits and overtakes our control system. … Continue reading Morning Ramblings
Kennedi slammed her hand down on the alarm clock that abrasively awakened her from what seemed to be the best sleep she had in about 2 weeks. She raised her head off of the pillow, glanced at the clock, it read 03:00 am. Instantly she felt a sense of anger as she realized she still … Continue reading Early Mornings
Jason was always the "strictly business" type. He was all about work and getting ahead in life. His father, Mr. Campbell, was partly to blame for that. He had always pushed Jason to succeed in everything. In school however, Jason would have much rather explore his options amongst school clubs. He loved music and wanted … Continue reading Capturing Shea Part 2.
Well, Hello There! My name is Kae Jaye. And yes, you've guessed it, I'm a writer. For the longest I have dreaded creating an actual blog. To be quite honest I have been afraid to put myself out there as a writer, but now, that's all about to change. I received my BA from Southeastern … Continue reading Hello World
Kae Jaye The Writer 