Life and Death–Georgianna Marie
Memoir: My son took his first breath. “It’s a boy!” the doctor and nurses shouted, laughing and smiling. They handed his premature, wriggling body to me. “Hello there,” I said,
Blood Red–Jennifer Nightingale
Poetry: They waited in line at the Dollar Store He bought a red balloon made of mylar. It was blood red and shiny, filled it with helium and tied it
Think “Scarlet,” Then Write About It
Submit your work to Community Writes: Scarlet Community Writes kicks off 2023 with a call for submissions on the theme “Scarlet.” Use your imagination. Do your thoughts run to a show-stopping
All the Ways Our Community is Grateful
Expressions of gratitude can inspire and uplift us. Over the last several weeks, our friends and neighbors have described, in poetry and prose, some of the things for which they’re
Ode to My Husband’s Hearing Aids–Claire Weiner
Poetry: Sorcerer of sound, Eros whose arrow points directly into my beloved’s ears, I adore you. Minuscule, featherweight, miracle! You rest so lightly on the flesh of ear canals, transmit sound
The Have Nots–Sue McGrath
Memoir: “Is someone knocking at the door?” I asked. Bob and Max considered the sound. “Yes, I think so,” they agreed. Max surreptitiously walked to the door. Through the vertical
Dementia as a Blessing–Karen West
Memoir: Nothing surprises me anymore when I visit Dad at the nursing home. One day he was sitting in the lobby in his wheelchair wearing skimpy lime green track shorts
Joie de Vivre–Corinne Hughes
Memoir: I’m smiling from ear to ear when I decide to move to a tiny town in eastern Washington with my abusive partner, away from my family and everyone I
The List–Georgianna Marie
Memoir: I’d been divorced twice and had a child out of wedlock. I was in no mood for marriage. I did want to date, though. I fantasized I’d meet a
Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize 2023
The Hoffman Center for the Arts is sponsoring the Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize in January 2023 Here’s your chance to see your poem in print along with winning a $100