March 4, 2025
It’s March. The month of Pisces and into Aries. Two very different individuals, but let’s not get into that. You didn’t sign up for zodiac updates. […]
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October 30, 2024
Chomp Press Pull is all about growing up WAY too enveloped in one’s sensory experiences, for better and worse. Are you itchy? Are you twitchy? Are […]
August 9, 2024
This is my first one. The purples and greens have somewhat faded, but the black outline still showcases its delicate shape and feathery wings. My grandfather […]
July 19, 2024
For about a decade, I’ve worked out nearly every day. ‘Rest days’ have been taken, not to give my muscles a break and a chance to […]
July 10, 2024
Chaos and Order by Ian M. Rogers I have trouble working amid chaos. If my office is full of scattered papers, piles of books, or […]
May 27, 2024
Guest Essay #12 Melissa Campbell Yellow rubber gloves gripped the Corelle plate, furiously scrubbing off the remnants of Monday night’s dinner. The running water barely […]
May 13, 2024
By Kathleen Collins I was mired in the sanctity of facts and truth for a long time – as a journalism student, a fact checker, and […]
April 4, 2024
Guest Essay #8 Sometimes I don’t write at all. Like, for weeks. I say this with embarrassment because people often ask me how much I […]
March 22, 2024
Guest Essay #7 It’s About Love. And It’s Easy When It’s Your Child. By Renata La Forgia “No. There is nothing hard about accepting your child […]
March 15, 2024
A scholarly aesthete once said long ago, that “All art constantly aspires to the condition of music.” This quotation has come to both inspire and bother […]
February 5, 2024
Fearlessness by Suzanne Crain Miller My mother was feared, fearless and fearful. Never at the same time. As a fifth-grade teacher she ruled her classroom […]
May 18, 2023
I’ve taken a break from writing. I’ve jumped face first into reading and audiobooks again. Which is so common for writers. If the words aren’t falling […]