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The Grief Meal by Joan McMillan

The Grief Meal by Joan McMillan After you left, I stopped eating. My body refused everything. I knew it wouldn't be long before I...

Case in Point by June Jordan

Case in Point by June Jordan A friend of mine who raised six daughters and who never wrote what she regards as serious until she was...

Strange Comforts by Meredith Davies Hadaway

Strange Comforts by Meredith Davies Hadaway Because tom kah gai is just another kind of chicken soup--a healer--lemongrass and galangal...

The Geometry of Dandelions by Jo Angela Edwins

The Geometry of Dandelions by Jo Angela Edwins Google the phrase, and notice in magnified precision so many lines criss-crossed like...

In Summer by Lord Alfred Douglas

In Summer by Lord Alfred Douglas There were the black pine trees,          And the sullen hills          Frowning; there were...

Oh Nature by Bruce Weigl

Oh Nature by Bruce Weigl Today some things worked as they were meant to. A big spring wind came up and blew down from the...

How the Worst Day of My Life Became the Best by Andrea Gibson

How the Worst Day of My Life Became the Best by Andrea Gibson When I realized the storm was inevitable, I made it my medicine. Took two...

I Won’t Be Able to Write from the Grave by Fanny Howe

I Won’t Be Able to Write from the Grave by Fanny Howe I won’t be able to write from the grave so let me tell you what I love: oil,...

Wild Turkeys by Richard Taylor

Wild Turkeys by Richard Taylor Rushed to reach the dentist's and scratch one more item off my list of things to do, I hurry down the...

Sonnet to Basil by Anne Pierson Wiese

Sonnet to Basil by Anne Pierson Wiese The seeds in the packet were so tiny and dry, all fallen into the bottom fold like blue grit-- it...