Tap Shoes

Sweet sixteen draped disappointment and frustration. Those extra curves didn’t match Instagram’s skinny-girl standards. Oversized hoodies: fleece shields in mid-August heat, disguised insecurities. Dusk was her cue. She slipped on tap shoes: freedom, music, dance. She stomped songs of confidence with metal toes and moonlight.

Jade Visone writes with soul-filled honesty about the struggles and magic of mothering, love, life, dandelions, and stars.