Michael Allen Roche is an author from Hampden county. He is an active member of Write-Up Springfield. He shares his life and home with his husband, Earskin Sloan. His short Read More
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Steps by Diane Hicks
Diane Hicks lives and quarantines in Ashfield with her husband, two children and their mixed-up chihuahua. She has worked as a writer, teacher, activist and currently is a therapist. In Read More
Bouquet of Lilies by Susan Middleton
Susan Middleton, a Straw Dog Writers Guild member living in Franklin County, writes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. She is a co-founder of Slate Roof Press, which published her chapbook, Seed Read More
Quarantine as Refuge by Cherryl Jensen
Cherryl Jensen: I am a writer and Straw Dog member living in Amherst. I’m in my last semester of the MFA program in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Read More
Is it real? by David Ferland
David Ferland earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Colorado State University. Since then, he has baked bagels, driven the bookmobile and currently teaches orientation and mobility to people Read More
Raining Fish by Madelaine Zadik
Madelaine Zadik, a Straw Dog member, lives in the wooded hills of Hampshire County. She is currently working on a memoir about her relationship with her Aunt Helga, whom she never knew Read More
Mr. Big Stuff by CE Whiting
CE Whiting is an artist/writer who lives and works in Hampshire County. She is a Straw Dog member. Mr. Big Stuff God damn, we had it good in the hood, Read More
Boiling Over by Nancy Smith
Nancy Smith: I live in Ashfield with my husband. Together we raised three wonderful children who have flown our coop. I began writing seriously with Genie Zeiger in 2007. In Read More
Tumbling Down by Laura Wetzler
Laura Wetzler is a touring singer-songwriter-guitarist who also writes poetry, essays, theater monologues, and reviews. She has released 5 CDs (laurawetzler.com & iTunes) and her work has been published in Read More
The plague by Rebecca Reid
Rebecca Reid is a member of Straw Dog, a farmer and writer living in Leverett on a cooperative farm. She has never submitted anything for publication, except a poem when Read More