THE PORTALS OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES by Amanda Sullivan The sign said: No Vacancy, but it was late, and she…
Gold and Ruby
THE PORTALS OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES by Mandy Trichell “If you want a peek inside, you must make an offering.…
It’s Still Like That
by Avis Barlow Is utopia or dystopia a place or feeling? My first thoughts don’t allow room for any utopian…
How to Unlock a Heart and Sparkle Again
By Mandy Trichell It takes a little more to bring her out these days, but I wasn’t surprised (and I was thrilled)…
The Nest, My Utopia
by Leah Nagely Robbins What is home? What is utopia? I may as well ask myself. I’ve been asked to…
Home Alone in Utopia
by Cécile Somers-Lee Homeis where the books arethe shoesthe clothesthe superficial stuffand the secretsthe notebooks that contain unspeakable notesto selfabout…
Panther City
Shortly before coming to camp, my friend, Big Sarah, a preschool teacher in Western Mass, was telling me how her…
You Never Know: On Memory and Memoir and Packing Light
by Rebecca Kuder 1972 Now I’m five and a half, well, actually, I’m five years and eight months, and it’s…
Strategy, Subterfuge, and Survival: Field Notes
by Joyanna Priest Strategy The school bathroom echoed emptily, sun streaming in through the high smeared windows, bouncing off the…
Dispatch from Near Wild Heaven
From a novel in progress, tentatively titled Near Wild Heaven, written at Wayward Writer camp in the Catskills. by Jessica…