by Danielle DeTeberus, in Rattle #44 Love Poems
In a Black Tank Top
Congrats to Sirens Katie Riegel, Lisa Lanser Rose, and Sister Sirens
Great Day for Women Writers! We’re proud to announce that Katie Riegel, many sister Sirens, and I have work appearing this stunning issue of The Florida Review. It is packed cover-to-cover with some of the […]
The Darker Side of Motherhood
by Marley Andretti I knew I shouldn’t have worked that night. It was so cold and the snow had already accumulated to more than a foot. It was still snowing when […]
The Great 2014 Celebrity Nude Photos Leak is only the beginning
“Celebrities are just like us until they aren’t, until such intrusion involves the celebrity woman’s body, in intimate poses, splayed across the internet for delectation and debauchery and debate.” by Roxane Gay […]
I’ve Worked Everywhere, Man!
by Suzannah Gilman Ah, Labor Day, a day to pay tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. What have I contributed? A whole […]
Metaphors (a poem)
Metaphors by Sylvia Plath I’m a riddle in nine syllables, An elephant, a ponderous house, A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit, ivory, fine timbers! This loaf’s big with […]
Back to School: Time to Let Go
by Suzannah Gilman Not that long ago, I packed my four children into my mommy-van, making sure everyone was buckled in, prepared for the shopping trip in which […]
Bad Mom Abroad
Have you seen this short essay by Julia Benson Connolly? It’s perfect for our Labor Day theme. Enjoy.
Naming the Baby
by Faith Shearin When you are dreaming of the name you are also dreaming of who they might be. They are invented in darkness — under cloak of skin — and, for the […]
The Littles
So much depends upon three banty roosters chuckling to themselves in the mock orange sunrise that peeps in from East Tampa. For weeks I walk off mourning as dawn feathers the sky […]
The Gloria Sirens 