William J. Jackson: Born, Rock Island, Illinois. Studied acting, Goodman Theatre, Chicago. Lived in N.Y.C., Vermont, India (3&1/2 years). B.A. degree, Lyndon State College. Forest fire lookout watchman, Bald Mountain, Vermont. Wrote “Walk Through a Hill Town.” PhD, Harvard University, 1984. Professor, IUPUI, Indiana. Writer and translator, living in Leverett. https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/10004144/posts/41 Covid Tanka When we Read More
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So I Get to Reflect… by John Bos
John Bos lives in Shelburne Falls. He is a contributing writer for Green Energy Times, Citizen Truth, a regular My Turn contributor to the Greenfield Recorder and a columnist for the Shelburne Falls West County Independent. So I Get to Reflect… It is a time of deep reflection. My iPhone calendar constantly reminds me Read More
GRIEF AND ANGER IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 by David Entin
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 career has included anti-poverty and civil rights work and serving as an administrator in higher education. GRIEF AND ANGER IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 May, Read More
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 many years. I have recently gained the title of octogenarian. The Virus There is a virus in the air and it’s determined to spread everywhere 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 Roads, Peregrine, and anthologies. Her memoir, Believe the Bird: An End of Life Love Story is looking for a publisher. Already Lepers The wind pulls 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 of entrepreneurship Eva is now nurturing the other half of her brain with words, art, movement, nature, quiet and beauty. Grateful for What Wasn’t As 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 recent work published in SDWG’s Compass Roads, edited by Jane Yolen, and in Silkworm 11 and Silkworm 12, Annual Reviews. Virus of Happenstance It was 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, is due out from Finishing Line Press in 2021. She has published in more than 25 literary journals. More at EileenPKennedy.com. Current Times When this 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 Years” and co-authoring “Faces of Wendell: An Oral History.” I am not a Straw Dog Writers Guild Member. Franklin County. Dreams in the Age of 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, Coalescence, won a New England Book Festival honorable mention. Plunge, her second collection, begins in World War II Italy. ww.terrysjohnsonpoet.com. New England Swamp Trail Early Read More