Chapter 2: "Awkward"
When I moved to the UK directly after a global pandemic, I knew there were going to be some learning curves. The metric system. Driving on the other side of the road. The accent and particular dialect of southern England. But what I didn't expect was the massive difference between our treatments of awkwardness. Maybe it's just where I was raised in the south (Nashville, TN to be exact) but we thrive on making people feel comfortable, welcomed, part-of-the-family so to speak.
Chapter 1: Hero Is a-Slitherin
Were you scared of the dark as a child? Or even now? That might be one of the most common fears we have as humans - the fear of what cannot be seen. Or more accurately, what might be lurking in the unseen. I loved the dark as a kid. Let me clarify - there were moments where I imagined something lurking in the corner of my bedroom or closet and felt unsettled, but the force was strong with the logical side of my brain (didn't I just have the lights on and see nothing there?) a