Archive for September 2021
Interview With Alison McGhee
Alison McGhee–author of fifteen picture books, ten children’s novels and graphic books, three young adult novels, and six works of adult fiction–has been a teacher and a mentor to me, is always an inspiration, and has become a dear friend. It was my great pleasure to spend some time talking with Alison on Zoom about…
Read MoreHow to Disappear – (mac)ro(mic)
Watch. Always watch. The day watch. The night watch. Never turn your gaze. There will be signs. This is how the mouth will curve. How the brow will bend. The eyes will have that look. That look. Listen. Listen to the language of sighs. This is the sigh of disappointment. This one, frustration. Sighs of anger. Impatience.…
Read MoreLabors of Love
It’s Labor Day, and along with our national holiday, this evening marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. At first glance the two have little to do with each other but leave it to me to find a connection. When I think Labor Day, I am immediately brought back down memory lane. Labor…
Read MoreRagdoll – Six Sentences
My dear sister Eleanor, who was twelve years my senior and who cared for me as I wished my mother would, would be leaving us soon, though thankfully, I didn’t know it at the time. Nobody did – except Eleanor. Read More
Read MoreFor the Love of Deer – Emerge Literary Journal
In the deep, quiet woods that live behind her home, pine branches sag heavy with snow. Matchstick trees lean left in the wind, as she looks out her window with worry. What will become of the deer? She knows little of wildlife in the woods in the back, but this winter, it won’t treat them…
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