David Entin: I am a retired educational administrator who lives in Northampton. I am not a member of the Straw Dogs Writers Guild and will turn 80 in July. My Read More
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The Virus by Dorothy Riehm
Dorothy Riehm: I live in Hampshire county. I live in a co-housing community in Florence with my spouse and have been retired from my work as a social worker/therapist for Read More
Already Lepers by Deborah Dill
Deborah Dill writes poetry, memoir, non-fiction, and is a public health nurse, urban habitat gardener, and Straw Dog member living in Middlesex County. Her poems have been published in Compass Read More
Grateful for What Wasn’t by Eva Thomson
Eva Thomson, Founder of Thomson Financial, Northampton, Hampshire County resident and member of Straw Dog. Two years ago Eva sold her firm to younger professionals. Released from the relentless demands Read More
Virus of Happenstance by Diane Rachele
Diane Rachele, poet and writer, is a longtime resident of Hampshire County in western Massachusetts. She’s a member of Straw Dog Writers Guild (SDWG) and the Florence Poets Society with Read More
Current Times by Eileen P. Kennedy
Eileen P. Kennedy’s Banshees (Flutter Press, 2015) was nominated for a Pushcart and awarded Second Prize from the Wordwrite Books Award in Poetry. Her second collection, Touch My Head Softly, Read More
Dreams in the Age of Covid19 by Ruth Flohr, M.A.
Ruth Flohr: I write memoir, poetry, and creative prose. I also operate Wordwifery Writing hosting memoir and creative writing groups. My current projects include my memoir “Army Brat: The Vietnam Read More
New England Swamp Trail by Terry S. Johnson
Terry S. Johnson, a founding steering committee member of Straw Dog, lives in Hampshire County. She earned her M.F.A. from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her first poetry book, Read More
Scene from “The List” by Pamela Marin
Pamela Marin, a former reporter published in national newspapers and magazines, is the author of the memoir Motherland (Free Press 2005). She wrote the screenplay for the movie Tommy’s Honour, Read More
The Smell of Mice By Bob Barba
Bob Barba is currently sheltering in a particularly swell place in Ashfield, MA, where he lives, writes and putters. He’s the current holder of the Poet’s Seat prize and the Read More