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The Virus by Dorothy Riehm

Posted on June 17, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Posted on June 16, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Posted on June 15, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Posted on June 14, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Posted on June 13, 2020June 23, 2021

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.

Posted on June 12, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Posted on June 11, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Posted on June 10, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Posted on June 9, 2020June 23, 2021

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

Relying upon By C. D. Finley

Posted on June 8, 2020June 23, 2021

C. D. “Fin” Finley is a writer living in Charlemont Mass (Franklin County). She attended Simmons Graduate School of Management and U. Mass. before returning to LaSalle University in 2000 Read More

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