Writing

Poetry |

“Inez”

Essay |

“Samwiches”

” … their little hands finger their unwanted food while they try to grow accustomed to the hunger they will carry for the rest of the day …”

Fiction |

“Winter” and “Forgetting”

“Of course, I am all for understanding, speculation, and commiseration — just not too soon …”

Essay |

“Never Could Walk the Line”

“… probably not many women on this road, driving truckloads of hay, and listening to Johnny Cash, are also contemplating witchcraft …”

Fiction |

“Curio”

“He thought that this object must be to the cats what the crucifix in the kitchen drawer was to him.”

Essay |

“A Vision for the Coming Year”

“As the new year approaches, I give myself a tarot reading — 8 of wands — approaching news, arrows hitting their marks.”