Blurter by Patricia Dutt FollowFollowFollow They drove all day without any music, leaving the Finger Lakes in Sam’s old Honda just ahead of a snowstorm that would close the schools and the airport’s two gates. Sam sat beside Matt reading poetry and listening to...
I Don’t Have Time for This by Carol Denson FollowFollowFollow “Jen, will you spray my mouth?” “Coming.” Jen stopped scrubbing a pot, dried her hands, and walked into the bedroom. “I need my melanoma,” Margo said. “Melatonin, Mom. Melanoma is skin cancer,” said Jen....
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...