Poem: Unshakable Dreams
I live in a tangled web where my dreams haunt my day even when I don’t remember them. Where I hang onto the hope that all the people I lost are not gone. I live in a world...
Tagged: Grief
Out Now — “What are the Odds”
My short story “What are the Odds” is out now. It’s a short story about Lyra, a young woman who struggles with telling her sister she’s decided not to seek treatment when faced with a cancer diagnosis with a low...
National Poetry Month 2018
I have been looking forward to and preparing for National Poetry Month since February. April is also National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), a challenge to write a poem a day for 30 days. It’s a great way to celebrate, and...
Guest Story: Campaign Trail
by Margaret Shaw Tom Walsh parked the Corvette in the empty lot and sat for a moment, his ruddy hands firmly on the steering wheel. He slanted his eyes left out the window, seeing and not seeing the green meadowland...
Flash Fiction: Eternity
This flash fiction piece first appeared in 50-Word Stories. Cool grasses cradle my back. Fireflies flicker. I inhale the sweet, damp air; at peace for the first time in five years, three months, and nineteen days. I could lay here...
