I thought about where I would be if my babies had lived….
Down to the Valley by Molly Bolton
Category: Issues
When Wishes Turn Real by Melissa Greenwood
My parents want me to start taking medicine. They say I’m just like my grandma.
Mass by Craig Holt
Earlier today, they cut the growth from my throat.
Ghostcard by Ann de Forest
My sister lives outside of Seattle and has never been to Italy. This postcard came from elsewhere.
Heart Broken by Jade Lin
When I was seven, the pediatrician caught an irregular heartbeat thumping in my chest.
Returns by Laurie Granieri
When I encounter Michael’s lookalike, for a few moments he feels a little less dead.
He Said, I Said by Cindy Dean Jones
I am seeing someone else and we are done, he announced, over the phone.
Everything is Going to Be Alright by Victoria Mack
My mother is looking at the television, which is on mute, and her small mouth is open.
WRITING LIFE: Book Midwifery by Diane Zinna
I can see the book crowning.
INTERVIEW: Mary Helen Stefaniak, Author of The Six-Minute Memoir
I hate to call the essays upbeat, because a lot of them are about serious and sad things. But they still somehow convey that I’m alive and well…
