Grady Sue Loftin Saxon Alabama Birmingham Branch I looked up just as she slipped through the open doorway of the hospital waiting room that was filled with my ... Read more
Kim Beardsley-Garrison Palm Springs Branch The naked eye chooses to believe What the mind chooses to ignore. Pretend smiles and positive words Proclaim a happy mood, But not all bruises ... Read more
Bonnie J. Smith, Santa Clara Branch; textile, 74 x 63 Over the years, Bonnie J. Smith watched as the California drought lowered the level of the San Luis Reservoir in ... Read more
Fern Overvold Atlanta Branch Tall and slender the sea oats bow to one another without breaking. Something in their sandy shoes allows them to tilt from their toes, ... Read more
Anne Yates, Portland Branch, Oregon Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas, 8×10 Anne Price Yates is a West Coast neo-impressionist artist working in oil, acrylic, and watercolor. She was drawing people by ... Read more
Carolyn AuneMinnesota Branch Ah, the late January malaise. How about a rip-roaring blizzard To break the monotony! How about a blizzard so grand and fierce That it ... Read more
By Karen McAferty Morris, Poetry Editor I’ve been poetry editor since November 2018, and I love to open my email and see poetry submissions. If you’ve been thinking of submitting ... Read more
Lois Batchelor Howard Palm Springs Branch, California I just read that the African spiny mouse has the thinnest skin in the world. That’s interesting. I thought I did. And ... Read more
Dorothy KammVero Beach, Florida Most mornings I pray when I drink coffee but today I’m watching seven grackles at the edge of a neighbor’s roof puff up their ... Read more
Anne Bonner Cape Canaveral Branch as the old lady stares into space slender twig bent and broken I remember Mama a beautiful young blossom role model in days past admonishing ... Read more
