The Gloria Sirens

Hold Me Like You’ll Never Let Me Go

By Lisa Lanser Rose on July 21, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

by Susana H. Case In the street, I find an acoustic guitar, no name on it, so I decide it’s mine and learn some chords from a pretty boy ten years younger […]

The Amazon Trail: Teased to Death

By tiffanyrazzano on July 20, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

by Lee Lynch I never put this in words until recently: I’m afraid of children. Crazy, right? Unnatural. Just plain dumb. About a month ago, while still digesting that news flash from […]

Delmonicos, short prose by Susan Lilley

By Katie Riegel on July 17, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Here at The Gloria Sirens, we get to celebrate the successes of our sister writers. Today it’s Siren Susan Lilley’s turn. Her short-short story (essay? prose poem?), “Delmonicos,” won honorable mention in […]

Orange Groves & Fairy Tales, a poem

By Lisa Lanser Rose on July 17, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

by Diane Wakoski The little house of paper dolls, barely visible in the sea of orange groves, lighted only by the stumbling flames of a trash fire The little house of high […]

We’re All Nephews

By Katie Riegel on July 10, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

I spent half of last week helping my sister, Dorey, to babysit our nephew, who turned 7 on Wednesday. I never wanted kids and often feel awkward around them–though some then swarm to me […]

Watch Out for Women Drivers

By Suzannah Gail Collins on July 7, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

The day starts with the alarm going off at the ridiculously unreasonable hour of 7 a.m. I drive my 2013 silver Boxster S to the Sebring International Speedway. It’s just over the bridge from the hotel so you have time for a quick breakfast sandwich. It’s always better to have something in your stomach if you have to throw up later.