Pushcart Prize Nominee
The Hopper PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINATIONS Fiction “Stolen” by Erin Conway Nonfiction “The Space Between” by Janine DeBaise “A Better Animal”...
Witness to a Year: Diverse Book Challenge--November
It is no longer summer. Snow fell today over orange leaves, although it is barely even fall. But, summer was when things appeared. I...
Candy (and toothbrushes but no) Apples
I begged my dad to leave the apples. I could use them. I was sure I could figure it out. And, I one thing I believed I knew about my...
The Mother of My Mother's Things
I stare around the table. I wait for the same answer to come. It was not the answer I expected, But it was the answer my profession...
All H(is hous)e Can Give
My father’s house is mostly made up of photographs and piles. Memories and things to remember. Its configurations are fine until they...
Witness to a Year: Diverse Book Challenge-October
In September, I left Wiesel’s story about the Rebbe’s story somewhere in the middle. The rest reads like this. “Later still, Rebbe Moshe...
Library Language Learner
I am so excited to have the opportunity to present at the Wisconsin Library Association's Conference in 2019. As a professional who is...
Life Isn't Even
I’m a counter. I watch the clock. I want to do exactly what I’m asked to do. I don’t want to do any more, nor any less. I wish I...
Bu(t)zzzz
The smell, inhaled old summer, stale. And dirty. The dash of my car is beyond dusty, coated in white that doesn’t clean. The rough...