By Ilene L. Cooper Member-at-large she shoulders silence, hidden in a mind of violence, quieted, by the infamous pill, opioids and fentanyl, the mixture true, sublime, she tried it ... Read more
“High Rollers” by Susanne Schuenke, Jacksonville Branch (Florida) Oil on linen, 36×72 From the artist: Speculation and betting, charades, intrigues, and manipulations characterize the global financial world. An ... Read more
By Annette Galiardi Des Moines Branch, Iowa Words fight and scratch to escape, make my fingers bleed with their urgency to slip out without ink — ... Read more
By Barbara Dunham Pensacola Branch It is below zero. The scene outside the window a hub of activity. First one, now three, then six, wee birds at the feeder. Hungry ... Read more
By Lorraine Walker Williams Member-at-large Worked by loving hands, the quilt hangs on the wall next to my bed. Precisely cut and sewn, a mélange of intense blue ... Read more
By Joan Kantor Sarasota Branch for my mother, Miriam Gants 1918-2012), who so joyfully shared her kitchen with me My mother’s been waiting for me to open the narrow ... Read more
