ISOLATION by Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar
Isolation
Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar
At 10:00 a.m., the tiny Alaskan village still sleeps in this unrelenting daylight. Not one walker crosses my path on my trek to the black-sanded beach; a hulking dog, wolf-like and menacing,...
THE SOWBELLY TRIO by James Hanna
My wife, Mary, and I sit on the front porch of our Florida home. Mary is feeling nostalgic, so she asks me a syrupy question. I never feel very comfortable when Mary asks me...
THIS WINTER by Bridget Kiley
THIS WINTER
This winter, in collaboration with Covid-19
Bridget Kiley
I never wore socks before quarantine, but now I seem to always be in need of them -- digging to the bottom of drawers to find a...
THE FADE by Mary Casey Stark
The Fade
By Mary Casey-Sturk
Five people living in a one-bedroom house was not unusual in my neighborhood. I suppose you could call it a neighborhood, though each street seemed to have an independent streak and...
THE PERILS OF BELIEF by Dian Parker
The Perils of Belief
I joined a cult in my 30’s. My reason for joining was to change the way I thought.
Of course, at the time, I didn’t know it was a cult. I was...
A BIG WIND KNOCKED IT OVER by Bethany Reid
A Big Wind Knocked It Over
by Bethany Reid
Westron wynde, when wilt thou blow,The small raine down can raine.Cryst, if my love were in my armesAnd I in my bedde again!
-16th century, anonymous
My husband is...
CONCESSIONS FOR CASH by LeeAnn Weaver
I got the key out of the lockbox and swung the front door open. The wide, winding staircase and empty hall greeted me as it did every Sunday. I put down my bag filled...
FOR THE LAND OF THE FREE by Christine Kiefer
For the Land of the Free
I am wrapped up in a map of the United States of America.
I fall asleep at night picturing the nation. I have an artsy map of the country...
DISCOVERING by Alexis Garcia
Discovering
“I want you to read something and see if anything resonates with you,” my therapist told me, handing me a booklet.
My eyes focused on the list of symptoms for a mental illness I...