Barn Swallows
fly with fluid wingbeats
in swift bursts of straight flight
execute quick tight
turns and dives rarely gliding
flying a few inches above
the ground or water append their nests
in mud to
D.H. Lawrence and Discontent with the Modern World
“Otherwise it was black darkness; one breathed darkness.”—D.H. Lawrence, The
Rainbow
When it comes to literary tastes, we’d all do well not to take the opinions of
writers we already
Beauna
Later, you forgot our names,
and everything. It was miserable
visiting you in those sheer
passages smelling of urine and iodine.
Dad wouldn’t let me see.
I sat in the hallway hearing
Carrie & Lowell & Me
I married into a dysfunctional family. My own tribe has their problems,
naturally; but I was raised in a pack of females—strong, emotional, spiritual,
and confident that our bonds and good hearts
From the Archives: Dust with Jeans On
This year for Lent, I am considering wearing some variation of the same outfit
from Ash Wednesday to Easter. I am probably not brave enough to do this alone,
though, so here’s