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Made for Walking
A humiliating moment of truth transforms into a defiant triumph in this flash fiction piece by Louisa Prince.

Louisa Prince
1 day ago4 min read


What I Learned from My Niece
This poem by Lori Levy reminds us that we can cherish simple things. Like eating eggplant, on the beach.

Lori Levy
Jul 91 min read


In Honolulu, There is a Widow
In this poem, Jean Shields Fleming explores the writerly uses of deceit and the undeniable power of believing in readers.

Jean Shields Fleming
Jul 22 min read


Mega-Galaxies
Elizabeth J. Coleman discovers galaxies within and without in this beautiful poem.

Elizabeth J. Coleman
Jun 251 min read


Mending
Grieving her husband, Laney puts on Christmas for her grown children, all the while wondering if a false thaw might lead to the real thing. A short story by C. M. O'Slatara.

C. M. O'Slatara
Jun 1815 min read


In the Face of the Sun
In this unflinching poem, Nigerian poet Salami Alimot Temitope contemplates the risks - and possible rewards - of entering this glittering world.

Salami Alimot Temitope
Jun 111 min read


Wedding Seasons
Lace, a flower-strewn car, two red lines on a test strip. Svetlana Rykychynska ponders the myriad forces that join two lives.

Svetlana Rykychynska
Jun 49 min read


Dreaming Jagger
What we loved at 15 looks quite different at 60, as Diane Gottlieb discovers in this poem.

Diane Gottlieb
May 281 min read


Mourning (Becomes) Joan
Jean Shields Fleming remembers her mother, Joan. Fierce, funny, and flawed, and no less loved for that.

Jean Shields Fleming
May 117 min read


A Seaside Triptych
Three visits to the beach at three different moments in life. This short story by Sue Sutherland-Wood invites us to wonder which one – if any – is true.

Sue Sutherland-Wood
May 94 min read


Love at 50
This short burst of a poem by Kortney Garrison celebrates the joys of love at a certain age.

Kortney Garrison
Apr 301 min read


The Opposite of Faith
In this fierce and unflinching love letter of sorts, from mother to child, L.S. Taylor explores the gap between the love that's known and the one that's felt.

L.S. Taylor
Apr 233 min read


Left Hanging
In this poem by Robin Woolman, a crow entangled in a tree points to larger entanglements, the nature of loss, and walking away.

Robin Woolman
Apr 164 min read


Salad Days
While lingering over lunch, Amy Losak discovered how to love life's delicious details from an expert: Her mother.

Amy Losak
Apr 113 min read


To Cougar or Not to Cougar...
Sometimes a big pizza pie does not mean amore, as Susannah Bianchi shares in her latest dispatch from Silver in the City.

Susannah Bianchi
Apr 94 min read


Doing the Big Thing
Meet Vicki DeArmon. At 25, she maxed out her credit card to build a publishing empire. Now she's building a new one for women 50+!

Jean Shields Fleming
Apr 76 min read


Cherries in June
This is the season when trees show off their miracles, as this poem by Rivakah Lambert Adler demonstrates.

Rivkah Lambert Adler
Apr 21 min read


Priceless
"Dolores Hannigan, come on down."
That simple spell, full of life changing magic plays out in this fun and sharply observant short story.

Lilah Wild
Mar 2619 min read


The Playful Life
With play as a compass and acting on shazam moments, Yvonne Marchese shows us how to follow our dreams – plural, with an S.

Jean Shields Fleming
Mar 206 min read


Virginia has taught me
This poem by Kemry Farthing contemplates the weight of accumulated time and how it lives in a place.

Kemry Farthing
Mar 191 min read
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