Courage and Choice
A wise old art dealer in Amsterdam liked to tell a particular story, over appelflappen and coffee, of when he was not so old and not so wise.
Writer’s Choice
Smallwood Offers Style and Intriguing Content
Carol Smallwood offers a captivating preface to this 2018 collection, her tenth published since 2014. “It’s the whispered that has the most impact,” she declares.
DR. NO RKVRY?
Writer works to get under skin, doc rushes through gore he bathes within… Shrieking from someone else’s…
“In Her Garden” and “Fresh News”
Big mama said she’s plum gone there’s no more chunky, copper moon walking over her head she reserves the right to wear white…
The Years
I am sitting on an exercise bike, slowly moving my feet, circling, circling, pushing just enough to barely move the pedals. It is exhausting.
Guide Him Through
Between lush manicured lawns and dense sheared hedges I walk slowly up the curved path to the wall near the relief sculpture tall as a juniper tree…
Madonnas
“Teacher. Nurse. Secretary. Three acceptable careers for a young woman when my mother was a girl. I became a high-powered corporate lawyer.”
2018 Pushcart Prize Nominations
2019 Dreamers Pushcart Prize Nominations …we’re pleased to announce our 2019 Pushcart Prize nominations! Check them out.
Through, Not Around
Anyone going through infertility treatments, or who has experienced pregnancy loss, will tell you that it is a lonely experience, often filled with…