Expectations

Expectations

During the summer before her senior year of high school, RJ takes in ironing from the wrinkled upper middle class in her small town. Because her mother is a widow, RJ babysits and irons to earn money for essentials: panty hose, Maybelline, and Beatles 45s. She is not allowed to spend any of The College… Continue reading Expectations

Published
Categorized as Fiction

The Question of Poetry

Question Poetry

It first appeared as a white patch on the ivy covered wall near an open window of the arts building   It caught my eye immediately Like paint spilled on a canvas of green   Not high up and easily seen Standard clean paper With words resting on their sides   Three corners fixed in… Continue reading The Question of Poetry

Published
Categorized as Poetry