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Waiting to Exhale by Thom Wright

Posted on July 28, 2020June 18, 2021

Thom Wright: I am the CEO of Lathrop Community in Northampton, MA. This piece was shared with residents and staff the week of 5/24/20 as part of an ongoing series Read More

Six Feet Between and Under by Candace R. Curran

Posted on July 27, 2020June 18, 2021

Candace R. Curran is a founding member of multimedia exhibitions throughout Western MA. Twice named Poet’s Seat Laureate, publications include, Bone Cages and Playing in Wrecks and journals, Raw NerVZ Read More

White Carnation by Diana Norman

Posted on July 26, 2020June 18, 2021

Diana Norman is an Easthampton resident. She is new to the publishing world, proud to have seven pieces recently accepted for publication. White Carnation Colorful tulips nod in the breeze, Read More

Shopping during the Pandemic by Amy Landau

Posted on July 25, 2020June 18, 2021

Amy Landau is a native New Yorker who lives in Easthampton, MA in Hampshire County. In her writing, she is fascinated by private states of emotional upheaval. Her work has Read More

Out in the Yard by John Walker

Posted on July 24, 2020June 18, 2021

John Walker lives in Hadley, Massachusetts. He moved to New England recently from his home in Kentucky to be with his partner. These days he spends many hours in the Read More

Hearts Relate by Madlynn Haber

Posted on July 23, 2020June 18, 2021

Madlynn Haber lives in Hampshire County. Her work appears in the anthology Letters to Fathers from Daughters, Anchor Magazine, Exit 13 Magazine and on websites including: The Voices Project, The Read More

Listen by Johanna Bartlett

Posted on July 22, 2020June 18, 2021

Johanna Bartlett: I am a retired high school English teacher who lives next to the Wendell State Forest.  I have always written, but not for publication. Listen “And those who Read More

A Pandemic Pilgrimage by Kathryn Holzman

Posted on July 21, 2020June 18, 2021

Kathryn Holzman’s fiction has appeared in online literary magazines and print anthologies. She is the author of a collection of short fiction, FLATLANDERS, Shire Press 2019. Her first novel REAL Read More

Bach on Zoom by Corinne Demas

Posted on July 20, 2020June 18, 2021

Corinne Demas is the author of thirty-five books, including five novels, two short story collections, numerous books for children, a poetry chapbook (The Donkeys Postpone Gratification), and a book for Read More

Ode to tying my shoelaces by Lindsay Rockwell

Posted on July 19, 2020June 18, 2021

Lindsay Rockwell’s love of poetry is born from her curiosity of unifying themes of nature, science and theology, as well as her mother’s literary passion. Lindsay is a medical oncologist Read More

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