The Parris Family Journal

We Broke Down, But the Story’s Still Moving 🚘

Stevie, I wasn’t planning on breaking down this week. The kids were fed. The evening was calm. I’d just packed up some left over food I had made for dinner. It was homemade, hot, and of course I made too much of it and figured I’d drop it off to Darren and Raj as a surprise. They’ve always done more for me than I can repay. So a warm dinner felt like something I could give back. That’s when the first light came on. Check Engine. Just like that. Out...

I didn’t notice the tulips were gone until this morning. They used to grow wild in the corner of the garden, the gentle blue and pinks danced in the sunlight, like a butterfly in a flower field. Someone once told me they looked like wax candy. I hated those candies. But she didn’t.

May's Entry 🌿 The Secret Meeting

"We saw seven doors that day… but it’s the one he didn’t speak of that haunts him most." Papa hasn’t said a word about the voice. Not about the journal. Not about the look in his eyes when it called out to him. So we did what any group of suspicious onion children would do:We called a secret family meeting. And by the end of it?We made a decision. If Papa won’t tell us who she was… We’ll go through that door ourselves.

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April’s Entry 🗝️ Spring Cleaning

Date: April 5th, 2025 Weather: Crisp, but finally warming. The kind of day where the earth smells fresh, like it’s waking up. I spent the morning clearing out the garden, same as every spring. The ground’s still damp from last night’s rain, but the air feels lighter—like the season’s ready to turn over a new leaf. The kids were playing somewhere nearby, their laughter floating in and out of the quiet hum of the garden. I don’t know what made me stop. Just a feeling. Something about the way...