After Birth November 1, 2021October 26, 2021 psalteryandlyre1 Comment I want to see it / splay in its glimmer bedShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Safe October 26, 2021February 6, 2022 psalteryandlyre Light-shot. A chain of lives / Just like elephants, or midges.ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Saint Ursula October 21, 2021October 20, 2021 psalteryandlyre Turn the ship around / for the holiness / of open water: / / your beam and mast, / magnificent.ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Main Street Apartment, Grinnell, Iowa October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 psalteryandlyre Bed-shape all day, window by the freeway's / carnival whispering . . . ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Two Flash Essays October 11, 2021October 8, 2021 psalteryandlyre7 Comments In a lawn chair, the river so shallow and clear, a crystal ribbon stitching together the valley floor. You look down and see granite, quartz, silt, the hollow skeletons of mayfliesShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Owl October 4, 2021September 9, 2021 psalteryandlyre Late for a hike / but still I go, / headlight and hat / in pocket — the defiance / of time on a Sunday — / to dissolve myself / in bishop pineShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
2021 Orison Anthology Nominees October 1, 2021September 29, 2021 psalteryandlyre Congratulations to all of our nominees! ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
2021 Best of the Net Nominees September 29, 2021 psalteryandlyre Congratulations to all of our Best of the Net nominees! ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
The Rake that’s Leaning Against the Tree in the Yard September 27, 2021September 8, 2021 psalteryandlyre Wait, my children are growing / too fast and we neglected / the garden this summerShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)