Karen L. Kirshner Long Island Branch, New York   We pay for the choices we made in youth, actions stemming from a presumption of immortality, which, once played become crimes ... Read more

Scottie E. McDaniell Member-at-large   Today as I walked through a parking lot     I gazed at the people I passed, but not one fixed his or her eyes upon me ... Read more

Bette J Lafferty Tampa Branch   I write in the night    without a light, my pad    on my stomach does lay.   With a finger I guide    ... Read more

Janet Fagal Central New York Branch   My grandparents’ summer place, country kitchen with green cast iron cookstove. Pantry room to right of sink unit. A tableau to explore.   ... Read more

Mary Patricia Canes Alexandria Branch   Lilacs bloomed full purple near Grandma’s open window in her farmhouse kitchen where she made strong tea and apple pie. Her lilting voice, singing, ... Read more

Laurel Jean Becker Denver Branch   The burgundy candle supports you. You run the length of its solid core, extending out from one end, dependent and vulnerable. If you were ... Read more

Donna Bruno Ft. Lauderdale Branch   The satin sheen of Great-grandmother’s table Duncan-Phyffe mahogany gives testament to generations before me who dutifully polished it with elbow-grease to enhance its lustrous ... Read more

Cornelia DeDona Member-at-large, Kingston, New York   I slammed my heart into love’s door bloodied and bruised it swelled on the other side of a reckoning exacted its price no ... Read more