where he’s not Bashful and she’s not Snow White.”
Along the Road Trip
Big Day Tomorrow
Get plenty of sleep tonight and set your alarm. The Road Trip starts at 9 in the morning.
Watch Out for Roadside Lions
When you’re out road-tripping with the Sirens this Saturday, beware of literary lionesses on the prowl.
Pack a satchel–we’ll pick you up Saturday.
My Father’s Shoes
By Marcia Aldrich The day my father died, my husband and I drove in the bright, tilted light of autumn, past farms, pastures, and ponds, finally arriving at the orchard. We parked the […]
We Submit, and We Submit
Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
A guest post from Risa Polansky Shiman: We call them Summer Submission Parties. Every two weeks, my MFA friends and I reserve a classroom from the English…
Take a Road Trip With the Sirens on June 21
Summer Solstice is the perfect day for a virtual road trip. On June 21, we will post a mix of stories, essays, poems, and photographs as eclectic as we Sirens ourselves. Â So […]
A Man in a Hurry
By Susan Lilley The Sunday we now know was his last ended with an Easter cook-out, and Dad picked up a plastic patio chair that just that […]
Dinner with Dad
Our Sundays with Dad go like this: at about 5:15 Dad arrives carrying a cloth grocery bag that contains two cans of lemon lime soda. He will mix the soda with red […]
Stay Awhile with Your Own Ones: A Father’s Day Essay
Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
A guest blog essay for Father’s Day from Alexis Paige: Alexis and her Dad, 1978 When I was a child, I remember my father growing irritated,…
The Gloria Sirens 