Common Ground by Barbara Felton FollowFollowFollow “Am I supposed to give you lunch?” My sister’s question laid bare our mutual uncertainty about how to understand my visit. It wasn’t a holiday. And she hadn’t invited me. Or rather, she hadn’t explicitly invited me....
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns FollowFollowFollow Bad Creeby Jessica Johns Doubleday (2023)$27.00 (hardcover)978-0-385-54869-4 Book review by Rebecca Beardsall “This. Read it. You’re Welcome.” – this was the short but accurate review I posted on Instagram this morning...
Delphiniums in Silence by Sara Masciola FollowFollowFollow They ran out of milk three days ago. Looking into the refrigerator for an alternative, Nora saw a white and green carton of orange juice sitting nearly alone, flanked only by withering grapes and a half-used...
Borrowed by Berkley Carnine FollowFollowFollow It wasn’t lying if you planned to tell the truth eventually, that’s what Annie Rae had told herself when she’d made the appointment two weeks ago. She’d needed to do this thing in her own way and when she wasn’t fucked up...
Italian Grandmothers Shared My Pregnancy by Deborah Clark Vance FollowFollowFollow My morning queasiness, motion sickness, fatigue, bloated abdomen, two missed periods—heck, even my shrinking pants—were telling me, in fact screaming, that I was pregnant. At...
So Loved by Judy Richardson FollowFollowFollow At first, my throat scratched a bit, maybe because I had been talking or laughing too much at the party, a lively celebration, stocked with tributes, a slide show, drinks, and food. I masqued my sadness during the...
Human Heartbeat Detected by Chelsey Clammer FollowFollowFollow Human Heartbeat Detectedby Chelsey Clammer August 30, 2022Red Hen Press$16.95/Paperback978-1-63628-055-4 Book review by Anna Cavouras Reading Human Heartbeat Detected is a heart-wrenching journey of...
It’s Not Funny: Facing My Laughing Lies by Michelle Goering FollowFollowFollow I was in Trader Joe’s on a Tuesday morning. I’d coasted to a stop in the middle of the aisle and was staring at the salty snack options, thinking about how none of them were healthy but...
Suzie by Carol Ovenburg FollowFollowFollow TIP: use the controls below the document to turn pages, zoom in, or view full-size screen layout. Carol Ovenburg won an Honorable Mention and 2nd and 3rd place wins in WOW-Women on Writing – 2021 and 2022. She loves...
Grow through the Narrow Spots by Barbara Rady Kazdan FollowFollowFollow Decades ago, I saw this message on a poster: “Grow through the Narrow Spots. Change is Inevitable – Growth is Intentional – Choose Life.” I didn’t fully grasp its meaning. But the...
