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Rose Petals

She stayed practical and mostly quiet throughout the day, helping load the car for the beach and silently cutting the crusts off our bologna sandwiches, the detritus of an unhappy marriage.

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A Night with Poet Robert Pinsky

After the session was over, what did those of us who were there remember? I remember the poet, his face, his voice.
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At Wells College

With a loud thud, her head broke off and rolled on the dirt.
The Day My Son Held the Story

The Day My Son Held the Story

The one I want to tell now isn’t about getting published. It’s about what happened after.
My Father's Daughter

My Father’s Daughter

In an unexpected way, something about this performance reminded me of grief.
Finding My Way Home

Finding My Way Home

“Home is where you feel you belong, apo. Sometimes, it’s a place. Sometimes, it’s people.”
Ponderosa

Ponderosa

In ten years walking the same trail, I had never noticed the seasonal nursery of infant trees.
Sweet Pepper Babysitting

Sweet Pepper Babysitting

We are thrilled to debut graphic memoir on The Sunlight Press. Please welcome Caite McNeil and "Sweet Pepper Babysitting."
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One for Sorrow: On Why I Got a Tattoo

And the knives promised a solution.
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Home

I guess I thought I could crawl up in that moon’s gentle curve and tuck myself away from the day when Grandmammy would no longer glide across tree roots.
The Kicker

The Kicker

But something was lurking beneath the surface. A disaster we didn’t know was there.
Old Growth Hiker

Old Growth Hiker

How will my body and spirit survive when I can no longer hike?
All Those Moments

All Those Moments

My worst expectations don’t prepare me.