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Two Poems

Your words will strike her heart like Saint Teresa’s flaming arrow.

Two Poems

If life is an open vein, what’s brave about a sleeve-heart, sweetheart?

Uncertain Terms

It has come to this—my daughter is now assaulting other children.

Uncle Peter

Craig Bueltel

Unmedicated Self-Portrait

I don’t know you, I only think of you to ignore how unhappy I am.

Valley

They retire for the night, he to his bedroom and she to hers. What of it?

Wants

I had promised my children to end the war before they grew up.

Washington

You couldn’t believe what the rhododendrons do around here.

Wedlock, Gridlock, Liplock

We’re tired. In bed, we hold hands. We watch TV. But do you want more?

Weekend

Amy put her arm around his shoulders. My boy. Isn’t he wonderful?

Welfare

A small circle of friends and family babysat so she could go to school.

What Dad Said

We need to stop talking about it, we need to put some pants on.

What Makes a Good Story Great

Lori & Garry Marshall

What They Found

Her city, but no cats. Specks of color, no cloth.

When Enough Is Enough: Age and the Creative Impulse

What about writers who come suddenly into full power late in life?

When Enough Is Enough: Age and the Creative Impulse

What about writers who come suddenly into full power late in life?

When You Write the Story

When you write the story of being a father don’t leave out the joy.

Wife 22

We’re stuck floating around on the surface of our lives like kids in a pool.

Wife 22

Best-selling author Melanie Gideon reads from her novel Wife 22.

Wife 22

The light is like a benediction. My husband reaches for my hand.

Wild Snow

My job requires me to make things disappear like a Vegas magician.

Wrapping Fable

At the core, a daughter is a self-reckoning emptiness.

Zee to A

Dr. Zee knows his son is struggling up out of some chemical fog.