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
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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
Scene from “The List” by Pamela Marin
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, which won the Scottish BAFTA for Best Feature Film in 2017. She lives in Northampton. Read More
The Smell of Mice By Bob Barba
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 fine chair that comes with it, which he sits in much more than he used to. The Smell of Mice March, 2020 My wife implores Read More