The Widows Trial
The Widows Trial
She awoke at dawn
and recognized her thirst
but how to slake
that which kept awake
her…
Browsing Tag
Empathy
Empathy related guest posts by a selection of established and upcoming authors.
Lucky Fish
LUCKY FISH: "The slow, sad piano melody and the floor of the lake I knew intimately as a child."
My mom, her…
Slippery Grease Or Slippery Greece
The experts are out in force today solving the Euro’s problem. It’s easy, just bankrupt all the Banks in Europe!…
Skipping Rope and Laughing
When children only stare at you, never ask you to play - or tease and lie, it's what bullying is today. Life has…
Doctor’s Daughter
Doctor's Daughter
She had the most unusual name; Hortensia. I mean, it was unusual for this part of the world.…
Saying Goodbye
Saying Goodbye
Sitting on the end of the blue leather sofa, pregnant; he did not come for the third night. “I…
Conquest of the Almighty Dollar
Conquest of the Almighty Dollar
But that’s only a major request
Not a demand, not even an urgency…
I Watched The Sky
I watched the sky, uninterrupted, for a while.
A pusillanimous sun squatting low in a gruel wash slow…
1954 – Beneath a Pull String
Your apron covers a navy
blue dress – you must be
going to church – but right
now you're stirring homemade…
An Invitation to Freedom
Creature of comfort, angel in the darkness, I never believed you could pull me from the gloom.
Always…