Nonfiction Issue #1: Conversation March 15th, 2019 March 15th, 2019 Letter from the Nonfiction Editor: The Universal Need for Humanity by Grace Jasmine o be ill can be a lonely and isolating experience. Even people lucky enough to have the support and love of friends and family members are still alone with their deepest emotions, their pain, and ultimately their fears. Sharing stories about our personal quests to manage our physical bodies is a constructive and hopeful ...
Read MorePoetry Issue #1: Conversation March 15th, 2019 March 15th, 2019 Poetry Letter from the Poetry Editor: The Humanizing Power of Civil Words Sella Turcica | Amy Baskin Operating Talk and The Good Patient | Ann Wallace Keeping Score and Tuesday Night | Danielle Salvadori Unnameable | Sam Moore The Color Blue and It’s been six years | Fae Kayarian Surrounded by Strangers, Bedside Manner, and Standing on Wishbones | Laurie Kolp Alheimer’s, Reverse Cheating, and My Mother Said | Suellen Wedmore The Striker Talks with the Doctor | ...
Read MoreNonfiction Issue #1: Conversation March 15th, 2019 March 15th, 2019 Nonfiction Letter from the Nonfiction Editor: The Universal Need for Humanity 1392 | Emily Duren Talking Headaches | Pam Munter The Words | Suzanne Samuels Unmanageable Care | Shara Kronmal In the World | Caitlin Farrell Forgetting Aiden | Cyndy Cendagorta
Read MoreIssue #1 Conversation March 15th, 2019 Cover Image: Filter by Hannah Jeremiah Table of Contents Letter from the Editor: A Standing Invitation to Join the Conversation Letter from the Nonfiction Editor: The Universal Need for Humanity 1392 | Emily Duren Talking Headaches | Pam Munter The Words | Suzanne Samuels Unmanageable Care | Shara Kronmal In the World | Caitlin Farrell Forgetting Aiden | Cyndy CendagortaArtist’s Statement | Hannah JeremiahAn Authentic Sense of Self: PSM Talks with Cat Gwynn - Photographer, Artist, ...
Read MorePoetry Issue #1: Conversation March 15th, 2019 March 15th, 2019 Letter from the Poetry Editor: The Humanizing Power of Civil Words by Steve Granzyk n The Republic, Plato claimed poets should be banned from the debate of issues within his idealized society because poetry, he said, “inflames the passions.” Yet, chances are, if you remember a piece of writing, it’s because it moved you. Many devices writers use are designed to form that deeper connection. Today, empathy ...
Read MoreFiction Issue #1: Conversation March 15th, 2019 March 15th, 2019 Scrubbed and Waiting by Cathy Warner lair ignored her cough when it first came on at Christmas, a gift from her niece’s toddler, Sam. After New Year’s everyone at the yarn shop where she worked part-time was sick, and cough drops were her constant companion. February came with early heat and trees blossomed, the wind kicked up, pollen coated car windshields, and Clair was sure her ...
Read MorePoetry Issue #1: Conversation March 15th, 2019 March 15th, 2019 Two Poems by Ann Wallace Operating Talk Quite a game last night, wasn’t it? As the mask is placed over my face, I want to say Yes, Mussina struggled, but he pulled through. But the question was for the nurses, the surgeon, colleagues prepping for the morning’s work, not for me. Instead the anesthesiologist pushes warmth into the IV in my arm, and I’m asked to count backward from ten, nine…aaa As I slip under, ...
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