I still haven’t figured it out. I can write a dozen critical discussion questions about Chapter III in Susan Minot’s […]
Snowed: A Short Story Published in Crack the Spine Literary Magazine
In my fiction workshop last year, professor Pam Painter charged us with writing a short short story that began with […]
The Survivor: A Poem Published in Burningword Literary Journal
I wrote this poem for my (Mostly) American Prose Poetry class, taught by Peter Shippy, at Emerson College in the […]
Mid-Week Feature: Elizabeth Mastrangelo
My final project in Peter Shippy’s “The (Mostly) American Prose Poem” course…published in Extract(s).
My Suit Gets No Love, but My Love Suits My Kids: A Response to Jessica Turner
I write this essay in response to Jessica Turner’s recent article in the Huffington Post, “Moms, Put on That Swimsuit”: http://huff.to/1lbFZxy. Undoubtedly, […]
Drive-By at the Academy: A Poem Published in Black Heart Magazine
I wrote this poem in the throbbing aftermath of a difficult, disheartening parent-teacher meeting. A colleague of mine coined the […]
I Luh Ya Papier
Once upon a time, during the first week of school in September, Mrs. Papier would walk through the door of […]
Ten Reasons Why I Don’t Really Like Libraries (“Hate” is a Strong Word, Because Clearly I Support Literacy and the Joy of Reading, and Don’t Want to Appear Not on Board with Those Things)
#1 The moment I walk through the doors of a library, I find myself hanging my head in remorse, even […]
Backwardz Ode to the Minus
O, minus. You are the mud stain on my white summer dress. You are the rumor that while my ex-boyfriend […]
Panera Petite #1
I set my plastic oval plate down on the counter and unwind my serpentine computer cord. It suddenly slips from […]
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