an unobstructed view
our first christmas As soon as I met Michael, I knew I would marry him. He was the editor of our high school yearbook. I was a year...
haloing the republic of desire
Why God is a Woman By Nin Andrews Boa Editions ($16.00) Nin Andrews’ latest collection of interlocking prose poems reads like a novella,...
a tale of two cars
part 2 Read Part 1 here. A couple days before Lucky and Carol finally tied the knot, I snagged a bottle of Bushmills, headed up the North...
paleo's bones
Thirty centuries have passed since ‘Paleo’, a Stone Age chef, cave painter and storyteller chronicled the earliest prepared human foods....
a crack of thunder makes us blind
After the biggest storm finished slashing over the mountains, everyone’s eyes went dark. Nothing left to see. For a long time, the people...
dismantling the miracles
Because I Did Not Die By Nicole Santalucia Bordighera Press ($14.00) Nicole Santalucia’s debut poetry collection, Because I Did Not Die,...
an unobstructed view
thanksgiving I know it's almost Thanksgiving when I open my desk drawer and blow the dust off my recipe file. My kids are grown, it's...
sociopolitical musings, in list form
admissable reasons to vote for jeb bush: Your master’s thesis explores nihilism, and you’ve opted for the memoir format. Your analyst...
an epistle on thanksgiving
What appears on its surface to be a simple letter to friend could also be a deep confession of a long summer's depression and ultimate...
ghost stories
mary According to the rumor, the ghost woman would appear at the side of the road, just at the edge of the woods, before you passed the...