Operetta
After Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle
You were never just one place. No,
you were always opening the door
into a different country, always
stepping into a new...
Death Valley 1947; Suspended Disbelief
Bridget Lillethorup (she/her/hers) lives near some train tracks in flyover country. She is a teacher and writer in Omaha, Nebraska....
America's Black Atlas
The definition of Americanness
(sadly) remains color for many people
~Toni Morrison
January 7, 2021 marked the 195th anniversary of eighty-year-old Occramer Marycoo, also known...
The Heron
the coffee maker’s clean light blinks
there’s mold in the ceiling
i’m waiting for the phone to ring
someone calls or someone doesn’t call
a package comes...
An Elegy for the Girl Before
After Luca Giordano’s Perseus Turning Phineus and His Followers to Stone
miserable girlflesh now turned the color of your worries,...
