Mary Ellen Shaughan lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with her beagle, Zeke. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals. Her first collection, Home Grown, is available on Amazon. Survivor of Covid19 After 167 days and ten hours of self-quarantine, she wanders down one grocery aisle then up another, as if she has all the time in Read More
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Pandemic Times by Lynn Bechtel
Lynn Bechtel is a writer, editor, gardener, reader, and novice meditator. She grew up in Ohio but has lived in New England for most of her adult life. She writes essays and blogs at writeonharlow.com/blog. Lynn lives in Hampshire county and is a Straw Dog member. Pandemic Times “I feel like I’m living in Groundhog Read More
Things I’ll Keep by Lisa Gallant
Lisa Gallant is a writer and observer of life. She has a BA in Anthropology, is pursuing an MSW, and is self employed as a house cleaner. She enjoys rollerblading, biking and baguette baking. She lives in Belchertown, MA with her kids and a cat who likes to sit on her computer. Things I’ll Keep Read More
Last Night by Marianne Gambaro
Marianne Gambaro’s poems and essays have been published in several print and online journals. She is the author of “Do NOT Stop for Hitchhikers” (Finishing Line Press). A member of Florence (MA) Poets Society, she serves on the editorial team for Silkworm. She lives in Belchertown (Hampshire County). https://margampoetry.wordpress.com/ Last Night I dreamt of triple Read More
Nobody Knows What Day It Is by Gerald Yelle
Gerald Yelle has published in numerous online and print journals. His books include The Holyoke Diaries and Mark My Word and the New World Order (Pedestrian Press). He is a member of the Florence (MA) Poets Society and lives in Amherst. Nobody Knows What Day It Is They say it’s an effect of the virus. Read More
Everest by Jamila Gore
Jamila Gore is a spoken word artist, performer, poet and writer living in Northampton, Massachusetts. She has facilitated and hosted Poetry Slams and performed poetry throughout the pioneer valley since 2008. She won the Organizer Prize for the Movement Voter Project’s 2018 poetry contest and was the interlude act at TedX Women Easthampton. Everest We Read More
Clichés by Rosemary Oliver
Rose Oliver is a retired Registered Nurse who lives in Berkshire County. She is a frequent participant in Berkshire County’s spoken poetry project: WordXWord. Her works have appeared in online and print journals. Clichés by Rosemary Oliver Clichés Nothing lasts forever. Read More
This Year by Matthew Andrews
Matthew Andrews is a resident of Hampshire County, MA. He is a musician, writer, father, devotee, and co-owner (with his wife Corinne Andrews) of Yoga Center Amherst. He leads pilgrimages to sacred sites in India, teaches yoga philosophy, and serves as President of the Board of Directors for Auroville International, USA. This Year When I Read More
P A N D E M I C 2020 by Ellen Dibble
Ellen Dibble: I write mostly for children. I haven’t figured out a way to approach the many, many publishers, but write what I call skeletons of picture books, and skeletons of tiny skits for classes to find words for, by Zoom or otherwise. P A N D E M I C 2020 The lens Read More
Covid World by Sharon Harmon
Sharon A. Harmon, Straw Dog member, freelance writer and poet, writes for The Uniquely Quabbin Magazine and has two poetry chapbooks. She just had a story accepted for Chicken Soup, “Christmas is in the Air.” Sharon teaches workshops on poetry and writing for magazines and is currently working on two children’s picture books. Covid World Read More