Eleanor lifts her bleak blue eyes to the burning world above her. Brilliant shades of crimson cascade across it; sunny yellows streak the smoldering sky …
Dear Family Member
“Our job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow and celebrate the job everyday, while we are ‘just doing our jobs’” – Christine Belle Dear family …
365 Days by Courtney Williams
One year ago today You were suddenly taken away By the hands of God Your soul was eternally saved I tearfully watched your body shut …
Gift of a Spear Thistle by Maria Sledmere
She picked for him the folkloric stem of a common spear thistle, magenta-headed and bristling her fingers as she held out the flower to the …
Collateral Beauty: Finding Hope Where You Least Expect It
Love, death, and time, all things Howard cannot seem to understand. After losing his daughter to sickness, all of the hope and beauty in his …
An Open Letter to Cancer
Dear Cancer, I never wanted to talk to you. In fact, if possible I never want to hear your name ever again. Not in the …
Love and Longing by Dani Leshgold
What is love? Love is deep brown eyes and dancing in my kitchen at midnight. It’s my knotted hair on your pillow and feeling your …
Maria and the Lion by Leah Harter
Mama’s voice when she’s mad disassembles my DNA, like my body is rejecting all of my natural-born organs, pushing them to the surface until they …
To All the Ones I’ve Loved Before by Krista Simpson
Letting go is a little like The feeling of the car stopping With a goodbye in the air. We were cruising with our windows down Belting …