Rose Ericson
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The Demon Inside
Lily’s parents had always been the church every Sunday type of people, until her mom started getting sick anyway. Lily had an incredibly active imagination and often came away from church services, with an impending fear of fire, brimstone and demons. Not because the preacher gave a terrifying sermon, but because Lily was so bored, she would start to read books of the Bible, especially Revelations.
By Rose Ericson3 years ago in Horror
Get Them Out
The darkening evening gloom pressed against the dining room windows while Lily sat at the table finishing left over school work from earlier. She kept trying to focus, but as it grew darker she became more and more agitated. No surprise there, first grade homework wasn’t all that exciting, and Lily’s attention easily wavered as she imagined all sorts of horrible things creeping out of the woods. They would be well hidden now by the dark shadows that lurked there.
By Rose Ericson3 years ago in Horror
How Tinder Sent Me to Therapy
I have noticed a trend around me… a trend that often inspires me to watch the movie He’s Just Not That Into You. You probably know what I’m talking about before I even describe it. We all have probably done it at some point, and we all know at the very least, one close girlfriend or sister who is doing it right now.
By Rose Ericson5 years ago in Viva
Marriage Is Hard...
If I am married… Why am I doing everything alone? I wondered this so often throughout my brief, but isolating marriage. When I moved to Canada, I really knew what I was giving up. I’d made a major move away from family before and I knew how scary it can be, and how alone it can make one feel.
By Rose Ericson5 years ago in Humans
Transformations Don't Happen Overnight
Fitness makes such a difference with anxiety, worries, stress, health issues, etc. We all know this is true. I don’t think there is one person in my daily life I could say, “You know fitness helps with stress right?” to them and get back:
By Rose Ericson6 years ago in Longevity
'At Least I Don't Hit You'
“At least I don’t hit you.” Whenever someone asks me what the red flags in my relationship were. This statement always stands out to me, a statement my ex-husband would regularly say to me when I would ask him why he was treating me a certain way. After being in a very physically abusive relationship, it became so much harder to identify what my boundaries were and what was OK in a relationship and what was not OK.
By Rose Ericson6 years ago in Humans