The Forest
“I opened my eyes to dad boots, your mouth silent as snowfall. Steady rhythmic steps carried us home.“
Stories Poems Essays
No Time to Wave Goodbye
“I hadn’t known how brave you’d been—open-heart surgeries and cardiac arrests, all concealed from me and our sisters.“
Runaway Bunny, Revisited
“If I am a sailboat crossing the ocean, he is the wind; and if I climb a mountain, he is a flower in the field.“
The Vanished
“Now, when I pin the twin toddlers to my collar, I murmur to the sailor-suited little boy, “I see you, Frank.“
Comfort Measures Only
“Mom is virtually paralyzed and pretty much non-responsive, but this nurse apparently did not get the memo.“
Mary Oliver: The Enduring Wisdom of Her Nature-Inspired Poetry
Explore Mary Oliver’s profound connection to nature and how it inspired her celebrated poetry. Learn about her life, themes, and enduring legacy.
To Addle
“He looks it up: Loss of development. A process by which an egg ceases to be viable.”
The Color Purple: A Journey of Empowerment and Resilience
Discover Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, a powerful novel about Celie’s journey from abuse to empowerment. Explore themes of racism, sexism, and female solidarity in this influential work.
The Bar Mitzvah Boy
“Seemingly frozen, Jerry now stood up ramrod straight on the bimah, wondering why some of his ideas had abandoned him.”