Echoes in Ink

If you listen closely, the earth is always writing— in tides, in trees, in time—and asking us what kind of story we will leave behind!🍃📚

Teche Literary Festival in New Iberia, LA, held April 10–12, 2026. The festival celebrates Southern literature, featuring workshops, music, and local culture.

2026 Contest Winners
The festival announced winners for its 2026 writing contests in April:

1st Place: Anne Breaux – "The Chicken That Crossed the Road (and started a war)"
2nd Place: Mary Wesley – "Parish Lines"
3rd Place: Eric Redmon – "He Can't Aim, and He Can't Shoot"

The festival, detailed on their website, features authors and poets in a celebration of Louisiana culture.

Flash Fiction Contest - Books Along the Teche Literary Festival | New Iberia LA 1st Place Winner: The Chicken That Crossed the Road (And Started a War), by Anne Breaux 2nd Place Winner: Parish Lines by Mary Wesley 3rd Place Winner: He Can’t Aim, and He Can’t Shoot by Eric Redman

“Bravery isn’t the absence of fear—it’s the quiet decision to keep walking, even when your heart trembles and the path ahead is uncertain.”

— Nightingale Adventures

Available on Amazon and Kindle

Help Me Choose My Next Book Cover --

"The Truth I Almost Silenced" explores the quiet, often overlooked aftermath of narcissistic relationships—the internalized self-doubt that lingers long after the manipulation is gone.

With raw honesty and powerful reflection, this book guides readers through the emotional fog left behind when reality has been repeatedly questioned and feelings have been dismissed. It sheds light on how survivors unknowingly continue the cycle of gaslighting within themselves—and how to break free from it.

But before it finds its way into your hands, I need your help.

I’ve created a couple of different cover concepts for my upcoming book, and I can’t decide which one truly captures the heart of it. Each one tells a slightly different story… each one holds a different emotion.

So I’m asking you—my readers, my community, the ones who understand the power of words—

Which cover would make you stop, feel something, and need to read what’s inside?

Drop your vote below 👇
(Option A or B or tell me what draws you in)

Your voice matters in this journey more than you know. This book is about truth, healing, and finding the courage to stop rewriting your story for someone else… and it feels right to let you be part of its beginning.

Because sometimes the most powerful stories…
are the ones we almost didn’t tell.

Time didn’t heal her…
it revealed her.

Every moment she tried to outrun
was already written into her becoming—not as something to escape,
but as something to understand.

Because the truth was never lost in time…
it was waiting for her
to finally feel it.

✨

There’s something powerful about finding the right name… the one that feels like it holds every piece of your story.

For a long time, I’ve written from places that didn’t always have words—moments of grief, healing, resilience, and everything in between. The stories we carry don’t just disappear… they stay with us, quietly shaping who we become.

That’s why I’ve chosen a name that reflects exactly that: “Echoes in Ink”

This page is more than writing.
It’s a space for truth.
For the stories we don’t always say out loud.
For the emotions that linger long after the moment has passed.

If you’ve ever felt something you couldn’t quite put into words…
you’ll find a piece of yourself here.

Thank you for being part of this journey ❤️

Compassion is one of nursing’s greatest strengths — but it should never come at the cost of losing yourself.

Caring for others is the calling.
Caring for yourself is how you sustain it.

Easter reminds us that even after the darkest seasons… life finds a way to bloom again.

As writers, we know that some stories are born from broken places—chapters filled with loss, waiting, and quiet rebuilding. But Easter whispers something powerful:

⭐️There is always a next chapter.
⭐️ Healing is possible.
⭐️ feels buried can rise again.

Today, I’m grateful for renewal—not just in life, but in the words we write, the stories we tell, and the courage to begin again.

Drop a word, a hope, or a prayer below. ⬇️

Happy Easter, friends. May your heart feel light, your spirit renewed, and your story still unfolding. ❤️

Words don’t just tell the story of your life—they shape it, soften it, and sometimes give you the courage to live it differently.

Your words matter. Your story matters. And sometimes… writing is where it all begins.

Finish the following sentence:
“I didn’t know I felt this way until I wrote…”

❤️❤️❤️📚✍🏻