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

  Donna DeLeo Bruno Ft. Lauderdale Branch   I stand before my teenage students     Speaking of Homer’s “Odyssey,” Of Penelope, Ulysses’ faithful and long-suffering wife     Who ... Read more

  Grady Sue Loftin Saxon Alabama Birmingham Branch   I looked up just as she slipped through the open doorway of the hospital waiting room that was filled with my ... Read more

Kim Beardsley-Garrison Palm Springs  Branch The naked eye chooses to believe What the mind chooses to ignore. Pretend smiles and positive words Proclaim a happy mood, But not all bruises ... Read more

  Fern Overvold Atlanta Branch   Tall and slender the sea oats bow to one another without breaking. Something in their sandy shoes allows them to tilt from their toes, ... Read more