Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysPresentsBy Len KuntzSlithering inside a Folgers coffee can withslits cut into the Saran Wrap cover,a copper-tailed snake was the gift you gave.in later years there were others–driftwood embossed with a baby Jesus shape,pints of just-picked blackberries,a bouquet of daisies you’d found in the slumped hillsbehind our mobile home.It was me who […]
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Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, Boudoir Age
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysBoudoir AgeBy Betty Ruth SpeirOne is keenly aware of their chronological ageIn fact, as years pass, our awareness becomes more ominousPerhaps we should shift our emphasis to another inherent ageBoudoir age is another great barometerI am better in bed than I was decades agoRegret that I go to bed alone night […]
Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, My Birthday
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysMy BirthdayBy Murray DunlapOh to be 35, in a wheelchair, and live at homeBecause of a car crash, hmphTrying trying trying to stay saneFailing failing failingRelearning to walk, one day at a damn timeSo I turn 36, in a cloud of angerBut I turn 39 in a passionate vision of happiness […]
Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, Enter Stage Right
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysEnter Stage RightBy Julie Ellinger HuntYesterday’s date, a somber reminderof your departure,only a bakery white boxremains in the cornerof the fridge. Today, a day older, I’mreminded that it was youwho insisted on red velvet cakewith a single candle.“Do not sing to me this year,” your voice trailed off,while I half-listened, half-wished […]
Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, Found on the Corner of Stadium and Main
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysFound on the Corner of Stadium and MainBy Monica CrumbackAnd how old? They always askas if there is some answerless vague and better weighed than I don’t know.If there is, then I don’t have it.All I know is you were young, but now your face is turning gray.And your legs are […]
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