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...
