An award-winning poet, Patricia Lee Lewis has led creative writing and yoga retreats for 30 years at Patchwork Farm Retreat in Westhampton MA and the US, and 70 retreats internationally. She moved recently to downtown Northampton MA where she will ride her bicycle again and revise that West Texas novel. (Patricia was an editorial review Read More
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The New Little Black Dress by Mary Ann Scognamiglio
Mary Ann Scognamiglio is a founding member of Straw Dog Writers and is retired. She enjoys sewing, reading, writing. The Pandemic Project has provided an interesting and unique viewpoint for writing and she has enjoyed reading the submissions. Making masks and working on her first murder mystery, be warned: “you might end up in my Read More
“After ‘Story’ by Richard Blanco” by Stephanie Shafran
Stephanie Shafran, a Northampton Straw Dog member, has published poetry and prose in journals and anthologies. Her chapbook, Awakening, was published in April, just as the coronavirus asserted itself and changed lives forever. A team member on this Project, Stephanie appreciated the opportunity to feel connected to a writing community during a period of profound Read More
Insides Out by Becky Jones
Long-time member and enthusiastic volunteer for Straw Dog Writers, Becky Jones sometimes leads bereavement writing groups, sometimes gardens, and sometimes tries her hand at poetry. She is poised to transition out of a significant role in her life and wonders what magic might happen once that door closes. (Becky had the role of Details Wrangler Read More
“Perspective” by Michael Allen Roche
Michael Allen Roche is an author from Hampden county. He is an active member of Write-Up Springfield. He shares his life and home with his husband, Earskin Sloan. His short stories have appeared in a variety of anthologies. He also enjoys writing memoirs, essays, and prose. “Perspective” Friday afternoon, on my way to the hospital… Read More
Report from under the leaves 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. Report from under the leaves Read More
Beneath by Jennifer Delozier
Jennifer Delozier lives in Hampshire County with her husband, Greg, and their organic garden. She is a poet who counts on her fingers to get the right amount of syllables for Haiku. She is a photographer who succumbs to taking photos on her phone instead of her digital camera! Beneath Beneath the mask at the Read More
A Child’s Garden of Virus by Chris O’Carroll
Chris O’Carroll is a Straw Dog member living in Pelham. His grandchildren like some of his poems, but they really love A Child’s Garden of Verses. So he took “My Shadow” as a model for this child’s-eye view of the pandemic. A Child’s Garden of Virus after Robert Louis Stevenson I know a little virus Read More
Face Mask by Martha Cohen
Martha Cohen is a collage artist and recently retired librarian, living in Florence, who just started to write poetry again, after a long hiatus, to cope with a changing world. Though very appreciative of the existence of Straw Dog Writers Guild, she is too timid yet to become a member. Read More
“Sunrise During the Pandemic” by Sarah Ritter
Sarah Ritter is a Straw Dog Writers Guild member from Connecticut. In 2019, she published her first poetry collection: “Inspirations, Transformations and Revelations: A Poetic Expression of My Personal Journey.” Her poems have been published in several anthologies published by The National Beat Poetry Foundation and Local Gems Press. “Sunrise During the Pandemic” Though the Read More