While it is Still Here
How can I possibly be sitting outside at 7:29 p.m. on a June evening and not be inhaling bugs? I get that we lack bugs because we lack rain, but the grasses are green, the
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How can I possibly be sitting outside at 7:29 p.m. on a June evening and not be inhaling bugs? I get that we lack bugs because we lack rain, but the grasses are green, the
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People of a certain age will be able to finish these phrases and likely be able to sing the jingle. This might bring a smile from childhood days or a blank look, depending on one’s
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Silence or breaking silence? Deciding or not deciding? Showing up or not showing up? As a writer, I have difficulty sticking to word counts. A magazine article might limit me to 800 words; a newspaper’s
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The voices in my head have picked up the noises in the atmosphere. I have signed a barrage of petitions resulting in a deluge of pings, tings, and emails announcing the latest news out of
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Sisu (Finnish) Noun: A special strength and determination to continue on in moments of adversity; having grit, bravery, and resilience: refusing to give up
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If you wish to have the author read this story to you, check the link below. The following short story was written in 2016 and is included on page 103 in Janet Kurtz’s recently published
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In the north, meteorologists have added “wind chill” to their weather reports. They elongate their updates with “the temperature feels like” and “polar winds” coming in from Canada, as they sweep their hands over huge
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Illinois used to be a lot further away from northern Wisconsin than it is today. “Consider the roads,” Charles began. “Today’s expressways were once two-lane highways, winding, hilly, without shoulders, and dotted with myriad small
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Tick, tock. Tick, tock. The battery run wall clock faithfully pulses time through the cabin’s interior. At this moment, it is working its melodic tick, tock through the night’s darkness. I am soothed, like a
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“Would you like to go outside today?” I asked Sister when I showed up at her room on the second floor of the Franciscan convent. Looking at the diminutive figure bent into her wheelchair, gives
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