by BlogEditor | Mar 14, 2023 | Fiction
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...
by BlogEditor | Mar 10, 2023 | Fiction
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...
by BlogEditor | Mar 7, 2023 | Creative Nonfiction
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...
by BlogEditor | Feb 27, 2023 | Creative Nonfiction
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...
by BlogEditor | Feb 16, 2023 | Book Reviews
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...
by BlogEditor | Feb 13, 2023 | Creative Nonfiction
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...
by BlogEditor | Feb 9, 2023 | Creative Nonfiction
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...
by BlogEditor | Feb 7, 2023 | Creative Nonfiction
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...
by BlogEditor | Feb 3, 2023 | Creative Nonfiction
8 Healthy Ways to Lose Weight After A C-Section Remember: You’re Still Healing by Summer A.H. Christiansen FollowFollowFollow 1. First and Foremost Be Patient Be patient with your body. Take time to understand what it has gone through and know that your body will...
by BlogEditor | Jan 31, 2023 | Creative Nonfiction
Friending My Brother by Michelle Goering FollowFollowFollow I have a testy relationship with Facebook. I ignore it for weeks, then come back for the dopamine hits when friends read what I’ve written, and I connect with others’ experiences. But I like to complain that...
