HOMEWORK by Terry Godbey The last time I stared at a sonogram screen, my husband held my hand. We watched the flickers of our son’s heartbeat, admired his runner’s legs that […]
Homework: A poem by Terry Godbey
October: Believe-It-Or-Not Night Terrors
This month, join us for a month of believe-it-or-not night terrors, everything that scares us silly, blows our minds, and reminds us we’re lucky to be alive. They used to say that […]
“For Those Who Would Kill Chickens”
by Amy Miller on Rattle as part of the series Poets Respond Written in response “to those four teenagers who broke into a Foster Farms barn near Fresno on Tuesday night and brutally […]
Monster Mash: Three poems by Ruth Foley
Dear Bride How I loved your swan hiss and screech, your electric hair. I loved the ragged strips of cloth that bound your fragile arms, as if you could not trust […]
Now “Turnpike Psycho” can be yours!
Originally posted on Lisa Lanser Rose:
Click to Buy! A number of you have been asking, and I’m so grateful and happy–The Florida Review with my award-winning essay, “Turnpike Psycho,” is now…
Dressing Sal Mineo
By Susan Lilley I watched Rebel Without a Cause on TV one late college night when I learned Sal Mineo was our next big draw at Once Upon a Stage dinner theatre. […]
WFD: Kitchen Table: A History by Jill Talbot
Originally posted on Writers for Dinner:
Kitchen Table: A History by Jill Talbot I thought the refrigerator was a stove. From the pictures the landlady e-mailed of the apartment we’d be renting…
8 Reasons Why I’m Not Having Children
“Why am I asked to defend my choice on a regular basis? And why is my husband — who has made the same choice — never publicly shamed as I am? “This […]
Leslie Salas On Not Writing and Not Feeling Guilty
The Sundress Blog In early spring, a dear friend and I walked the cobbled, hilly roads of Seattle taking turns choosing where our feet would take us. Our booted Florida feet leveled […]
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 […]
The Gloria Sirens 