Amy Landau is a native New Yorker who lives in Easthampton, MA in Hampshire County. In her writing, she is fascinated by private states of emotional upheaval. Her work has appeared in Ducts.org, Word Riot and HopeDance. She is a member of the Straw Dog Writers Guild. Shopping during the Pandemic Big E I wear Read More
Pandemic
Out in the Yard by John Walker
John Walker lives in Hadley, Massachusetts. He moved to New England recently from his home in Kentucky to be with his partner. These days he spends many hours in the backyard learning about planting and birds while singing Appalachian folk songs. Out in the Yard Here outside is birdsong soft in the breeze, Quietly making Read More
Hearts Relate by Madlynn Haber
Madlynn Haber lives in Hampshire County. Her work appears in the anthology Letters to Fathers from Daughters, Anchor Magazine, Exit 13 Magazine and on websites including: The Voices Project, The Jewish Writing Project, Quail Bell, Mused Literary Review, Hevria, Right Hand Pointing, Mothers Always Write and Random Sample. www.madlynnwrites.com Hearts Relate Relating seems to be Read More
Listen by Johanna Bartlett
Johanna Bartlett: I am a retired high school English teacher who lives next to the Wendell State Forest. I have always written, but not for publication. Listen “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” — Friedrich Nietzsche And those who were seen dancing Read More
A Pandemic Pilgrimage by Kathryn Holzman
Kathryn Holzman’s fiction has appeared in online literary magazines and print anthologies. She is the author of a collection of short fiction, FLATLANDERS, Shire Press 2019. Her first novel REAL ESTATE is being published by Propertius Press in Fall, 2020. Links to her work can be found at kathrynholzman.com. A Pandemic Pilgrimage Last year, my Read More
Bach on Zoom by Corinne Demas
Corinne Demas is the author of thirty-five books, including five novels, two short story collections, numerous books for children, a poetry chapbook (The Donkeys Postpone Gratification), and a book for kids about the pandemic. She’s a Fiction Editor of The Massachusetts Review and a Straw Dog Writers Guild member. www.corinnedemas.com Bach on Zoom I First, Read More
Ode to tying my shoelaces by Lindsay Rockwell
Lindsay Rockwell’s love of poetry is born from her curiosity of unifying themes of nature, science and theology, as well as her mother’s literary passion. Lindsay is a medical oncologist with the Mass General Cancer Center in Northampton, MA. Lindsay currently lives in Northampton with her wife and three furry children, Blaze, Opal and Huck. Read More
Solace by Lois Joy
Lois Joy lives in Hampshire County where she teaches Iyengar Yoga (on Zoom now!), writes, and works for economic justice for the non-profit Jobs for the Future. Her work appears at Parinama: A Journal of Transformation. She loves valley summers for the swimming in lakes and rivers, long forest walks, and birdsong. Solace …how will Read More
OUTSIDE by Don Fisher
Don Fisher lives and writes in Chicopee and has been writing for over 30 years. His collection of poems On the Edge of Grace is soon to be published by Human Error Press. He is surviving the lockdown by cooking, drinking red wine, reading poetry and listening to punk rock, hip-hop, and old-school country. OUTSIDE Read More
Random Thoughts While Hiking Mt Tom in the Time of the Virus by Dana Salisbury
Dana Salisbury lives in Easthampton, MA, in Hampshire County. She spent 20 years as a visual artist and became a choreographer for the next 20 years. Now she still dances and often writes. Random Thoughts While Hiking Mt Tom in the Time of the Virus 3-27-20 For Janine Tuft of furry scat on the trail, Read More