Welcome to MIRootsReflections — the storytelling heart of MIRootsCreations and the home of the written and reflective work of Maria Michael.
This collection brings together immersive fiction, raw memoir, intimate poetry, and guided journals rooted in lived experience. These stories are written in real time and shaped by seasons of motherhood, mental health, identity, trauma, resilience, and rebuilding — shared with honesty, depth, and care.
At the center of this collection is What the Tide Buried, a coastal crime novel exploring secrets, survival, and the quiet weight of small towns. Alongside it, you’ll find deeply personal nonfiction and poetry created to hold space for reflection, healing, and truth-telling.
Some of the most intimate confessional and poetic works in this collection — including Confessions of a Disillusioned Housewife and Poetic Confessions — are written by Maria Michael, writing as Emberly Knight, a voice reserved for unfiltered honesty and emotional depth.
Much of my ongoing writing and reflection is shared directly with readers through my Facebook author page. The books and journals in this collection are where those words are given permanence — expanded, refined, and meant to be held.
Inside this collection, you’ll find:
🌊 What the Tide Buried — an atmospheric coastal crime novel by Maria Michael.
📘 Confessions of a Disillusioned Housewife — a raw, diary-style memoir of heartbreak, mental health, and rebuilding your life, written as Emberly Knight.
☕ Poetic Confessions — intimate poetry collections written by Maria Michael, writing as Emberly Knight, exploring the sacred mess of healing and self-discovery.
🌿 The Grace to Grow — a 90-day reflective journal designed to support mindfulness, emotional clarity, and gentle daily healing.
At its core, MIRootsReflections is a space for truth-telling.
A place for the stories we whisper, the ones we survive, and the ones that lead us back to ourselves.
Welcome in. Your story belongs here too.
