March 23—I wake up in the middle of the night coughing (Florida=allergies), and get up to use the bathroom and get a drink of water. When I lie down again, I am […]
Diary of a Writer’s Week
Dumbass, or Words We Learned from Our Fathers
When we were in college, my brother and I were driving down a main street in the town where our parents lived and we went to school. We both lived on campus. […]
What a Real Meditation Session Looks Like
Poems by Katherine Riegel featured in the online magazine Escape into Life
Spirit Animals My brother tells me he’s going to the doctor; he gets teary too easily now. There must be something wrong that will show up in the blood. I don’t tell […]
Fear of Words, an essay with collage images by Katherine Riegel
Run Towards Each Other by Katherine Riegel
Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
Another winning entry in Brevity‘s Holiday Smile contest: It is Thanksgiving, again. My smile is a weapon cutting off access to my grief-treasure. Or perhaps my smile…
Literary Magazine Wishes
This may open me to accusations of being lazy, picky, snobby, or not snobby enough, but here’s what I wish for in a litmag I’m going to submit my work to: 1) […]
All the Love You Want
ALL THE LOVE YOU WANT by Katherine Riegel (first published in the Cream City Review, Spring 2010) I noticed him looking at me when I pushed through the door to the rest […]
THE 12 LABORS OF FRIDAY
THE 12 LABORS OF FRIDAY –Katherine Riegel 1. Slay the hunger of the dogs, who wake you up three hours before your usual rising time with fierce and uncaring scratching, whining, and […]
Accepting Gladness
We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world. —Jack Gilbert, […]
The Gloria Sirens 