We writers who work full-time at non-writing jobs face countless obstacles in our quest for a few hours of peace and quiet. I’ve come to believe that being an English teacher may be one of the worst jobs of all, as my struggle to read and assess stacks of...
In my family lore, there’s a story that my maternal grandfather wanted to marry my grandmother in an impulsive romantic gesture before he left for Hawaii to start his World War II tour. My ever-practical grandmother refused to marry him until he returned from the war...
We’re thrilled to introduce the winners of the 2014 Daring To Be The Woman I Am Chapbook Contest: Laura Cherry for her poetry collection Two White Beds: Millie and Sam Judith Arcana for her long short story Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture Their chapbooks...
My husband and I have slowly replaced all of our loudly ticking wall clocks with silent ones. The announcement of quickly passing seconds was freaking me out. We all have too much to do, between family life, working and chores, not to mention trying to find time to...
Sunday’s paper brought news of one of the first Olympic gold wins in Sochi for the Americans, a victory for snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg. After a self-proclaimed “megadrought” of wins for the 20 year-old, he “kept it weird,” and impressed the judges. Afterwards, he...
After a snowstorm drops a foot or more of snow in our rural neighborhood, I strap on snowshoes and go for a “shoe.” I set out to break trail and see what I can see in our 14-acre woodlot. Often this trek leads me to an old logging road. It twists and turns up the side...
