Sep 14
Civil War I stare out the window in a fog created by the war of hormones fighting for purchase in my body. The neighbors fence fell down several months ago in a bad storm, now it sits like a crooked gap between the teeth of well groomed yards. They have made no attempt to fix …
Jun 02
Better Than The Best American Poetry Dave Newman Roadside Press Reviewed by Aleathia Drehmer This morning I read Dave Newman’s “Better Than The Best American Poetry” from Roadside Press. I am not sure that I had ever read his work before. He and I write very differently so maybe our work would not cross each …
Mar 27
Tomatoes I come in from the garden and find cats cuddled in chairs with the late afternoon summer sun throwing rays across their bodies making their coats glimmer. For now, they are all happy and I smile at its rarity. I wipe a stray hair that has fallen across my nose and smell the earthy, …
