Archive - Echoes

What We Build Without Knowing: A Letter from Thanksgiving

My grandfather sold ten cows and moved eleven kids to America in his forties. A Thanksgiving letter on the small choices that build entire lives—and…

Dec 8, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

November 2025

Where Grief Leads Us

Grief asks what you want your next years to look like. A reflection on loss, presence, and the unexpected peace that comes when we say what needs to be…

Nov 25, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

October 2025

🌹Souls That Understand

Some people feel like finding a radio station you didn't know you'd been searching for. Clear signal. No static. Just connection.

Oct 30, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

Oct 29, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

✨ Where Light Shines Brightest

What if the darkness isn't the thing we need to fix? What if it's the place where we finally ask the questions we've been avoiding?

Oct 23, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

For those who love too deeply and wonder if they're too much. A flash fiction about being chosen.

Oct 21, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

Some homecomings happen in kitchens. A visual story exploring intimacy after deployment, the ache of distance, and the promise: I am never leaving…

Oct 18, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

🌿You Are Not Hard to Love

You are not hard to love. You're not too much, too broken, or too complicated. I wrote this for anyone who's ever believed they need to be less to…

Oct 16, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

🕯️ End Credits

This time, she expects the blow. This time, she dodges. This time, she runs. A flash Fiction story about the moment survival becomes louder than fear.

Oct 14, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

🎵 Sweet Melodies

I've been that person—stuck in a song, living in yesterday.

Oct 11, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

🌙 Breadcrumbs Leading Home

Love doesn't always arrive loudly. Sometimes it's just breadcrumbs—small gestures you barely notice until you look back and see they were leading you…

Oct 9, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

A collection of flash fiction stories, personal reflections, and thought-provoking quotes, blending creativity with introspection.

Oct 7, 2025 • Elvy Gerez

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