Everyone said Mrs. Harper was a strapper, but we hadn’t yet witnessed her in action.
The Ward Flowers by Timo Teräsahjo
The flowers on the oncology ward balcony are dry and wilted.
The Ward Flowers by Timo Teräsahjo
Thrilled to Announce by C.E. McKenna
Love and Milk Duds by Kerry Leddy Malawista
Correction by Wanda Hurren
Thrilled to Announce by C.E. McKenna
There she is: white girl drunk on the dance floor of the Reed student union….
Love and Milk Duds by Kerry Leddy Malawista
Previously, I could find humor almost anywhere, but after Sarah died, laughter came to a halt.
Correction by Wanda Hurren
Everyone said Mrs. Harper was a strapper, but we hadn’t yet witnessed her in action.
CREATIVE NONFICTION
Correction by Wanda Hurren
Thrilled to Announce by C.E. McKenna
There she is: white girl drunk on the dance floor of the Reed student union….
The Prison of Misunderstanding by Candace Lamb
We were almost late this morning because I begged Mama to stop at Grandma’s house and get my pageant dress.
Someone got too drunk one morning and drove their truck into the side of my car by Charles Michael Pawluk
No, that’s not what happened — what happened was I drove my car into the side of the truck of someone who got too drunk one morning….
The Ward Flowers by Timo Teräsahjo
The flowers on the oncology ward balcony are dry and wilted.
Love and Milk Duds by Kerry Leddy Malawista
Previously, I could find humor almost anywhere, but after Sarah died, laughter came to a halt.
Commentary from an Eldest Daughter Regarding TSA Approved/Prohibited Items When Traveling by Airplane with a Grieving Father by Sharon Colby
Writers of the TSA website list “What Can I Bring?” slip in humor from time to time….
ARTICLES & COLUMNS
WRITING LIFE: 5 Things 20 Years of Yoga Taught Me About Writing (and Life) by Talia Vestri
The consistency of practicing yoga — and writing — lets big and small shifts arrive unannounced.
WRITING LIFE: Writing through Trauma to Live as a Working Writer by Moriah Hampton
Sometimes, when I try to relax, traumatic memories resurface, but I have found that …. writing helps me work through the experience…
INTERVIEW: Ignacio M Sanchez Prado, Author of Object Lessons: Taco
A deeply researched guidebook for readers who want to better appreciate this nearly ubiquitous and widely misunderstood food.
INTERVIEW: Shigeko Ito, Author of The Pond Beyond the Forest
In her debut memoir, Shigeko Ito delves into her Japanese upbringing, marked by obedience and self-sacrifice
REVIEW: At the Corner of Past and Future: A Collection of Life Stories by Pamela Carter Joern
A beautiful exploration of intersections that exist between the things we understand and the things we never will.
REVIEW: The River’s Daughter by Bridget Crocker
When Bridget discovers rafting, it stirs something deep within her.
REVIEW: Famished: On Food, Sex, and Growing Up as a Good Girl by Anna Rollins
Famished offers a fresh perspective for unpacking the ways that society influences and sublimates the appetites of women.
REVIEW: Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries by Jeremy B. Jones
Cipher is a book like no other — part history, part-mystery, part-memoir….
REVIEW: Nightbird: A Memoir by Shavaun Scott
Nightbird addresses themes of unresolved childhood trauma, domestic violence, religious indoctrination, and mental illness,
REVIEW: Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats by Courtney Gustafson by Courtney Gustafson
Through the cats and her own story, Gustafson illustrates how the system fails animals and us.
REVIEW: Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage by Heather Sweeney
Camouflage by Heather Sweeney is an eye-opening primer on the complexities of military life and the indignities of military divorce….
REVIEW: The Sound Atlas by Michaela Vieser and Isaac Yuen
The Sound Atlas takes the reader on a sonic odyssey that explores the aural terra incognita of our planet and beyond.
INTERVIEW: Jennifer Case, Author of We Are Animals: On the Nature and Politics of Motherhood
The book as a whole offered a space for me to untangle what it means to have control or choice….
REVIEW: If You Say So by Michelle Herman
If You Say So offers an insightful reflection on aging, grief, and finding unexpected community later in life.
REVIEW: A Silent Treatment: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco
A brave, relatable testament to one daughter’s commitment to stay in relationship with her mother, no matter how difficult….
REVIEW: Walking With Beth: Conversations With My Hundred-Year-Old Friend by Merilyn Simonds
Walking with Beth is a testament to the enduring nature of both female and intergenerational friendship.
REVIEW: Giving Up the Ghost: A Daughter’s Memoir by Samantha Rose
At first, Rose’s grief journey is solitary, but she is buttressed by her younger, can-do sisters….
REVIEW: Bigger: Essays by Ren Cedar Fuller
In each of her essays, Fuller peels back layer after layer of her family’s ways.
REVIEW: Getting Dressed in the Dark by Gabriella D’Italia
When Getting Dressed in the Dark opens, we find D’Italia in a period of deep emotional turmoil.
REVIEW: The Loss of a Lifetime, Edited by Lynn L. Shattuck and Alyson Shelton
The Loss of a Lifetime is not just for “forgotten mourners.” It provides a balm for anyone who has lost a loved one.
