Category: Writing

• Staying

  Inspired by the poem, The Gift, by Li-Young Lee To pull the metal splinter from my palm my father recited a story in a low voice. I watched his lovely face and not the blade. Before the story ended, he’d removed the iron sliver I thought I’d die from. Staying By River To stand and […]

  lromainebrown

  2023

  Writing

• 2020 Was Hilarious

  (This is a collaboration with a writing partner. To read more of her work follow the tag “Guest Author”) Winter just started. It’s dark at 4:30 pm  It’s dark at 6 a.m. Then a moment of pink. What if you find the cartoon in all this 2020 ness?  Mess?  Stress? Fess? Consider: There’s your friend, a […]

  lromainebrown

  2023

  Writing

  Guest Author

• Apprehension

  My composed, mindful life hit a barrier that catapulted me into anxiety.  Insecurity and misgiving clamped me shut when my supervisor went back on his word about my teaching location.  I’m not a fan of betrayal.  Anxiety plays me by nervousness, sleeplessness, and difficulty focusing.  I’m watching my diet and exercise, and even though they […]

  lromainebrown

  2023

  Writing

  Education