Magpie Daydream

A magpie sat on the industrial guts of the inner courtyard today Feathers so black and white With a song…

POW!

I want to live as if we all got this daily flash of light inside our heads, Like a POW!…

I wanted to see deer. I was searching for real experiences with deer to add to the book I’m writing.…

My daughter tells me she wants to be a cashier, a singer, a hair stylist, maybe even a teacher ***…

WOW 2024 Fall Flash Fiction Contest Finalist Astra set down a bouquet of dandelions then stepped back. Her dirty clothes…

Dear friends and family, Happy holidays 2024! Let’s welcome in the year 2025 together! 2024 wasn’t a typical year, they…

How hard you have worked helping the most vulnerable in society. Years ago, I asked my beloved French professor to…

Come walk with me. It’s not urgent. It’s not the-dog-needs-to-go-NOW kind of walk although I’ve been on many of those.…

My friend showed me a video of her grandson’s first steps. The little boy toddled on his newly-found feet. They…

School had been online for months on end. Secret handshakes, candy-inspired perfume, the flick of overgrown bangs, and even the…

As soon as travel restrictions lift, I hold my breath and buy an airline ticket home to Minnesota. My friends…

I sat in a small room under the choir loft weaving a paper basket together. My mom, our Sunday school…