The Sippy-Cup Dilemma
By Sarah Pearce After our twins were born, my husband and I went to counseling for relationship trouble that was somewhat caused by and somewhat contributing …
A Homecoming
A Homecoming
By Kelsey Osgood I am ten. It is my first trip to Europe. I’ve always asked my parents to take me, but my mom said I …
Still Life in a Doll’s House
Still Life in a Doll’s House
by Holly Sneeringer It is there in the shop window for the holiday season, up close to the glass, reminding me of so much that I …
Cities in Ice
Cities in Ice
“Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.” -William Faulkner By Russell Winn I was eleven or twelve when I decided to …
Resuscitation Of A Love
Resuscitation Of A Love
Well something’s lost but something’s gained in living every day -Joni Mitchell By Nancy Sharp I needed him to live. I wanted him to die. At 37, the world …
Meadow
Meadow
“Come, poor babe. / I have heard, but not believed, the spirits o’th’dead / May walk again. If such a thing be, thy mother / …
The Last Night in the House
The Last Night in the House
By Cara Ellen Modisett The evening is gold, the branches still bare against a glowing western sky. The daffodils and crocuses splash colors against new green …
I Want to Believe
I Want to Believe
By Chadd VanZanten Two fishing buddies, two flies. First buddy: call him Bret. He’s a devout adherent of a fly pattern he calls the Blood Nymph. The …
Some Great Reward
Some Great Reward
By Pamela Skjolsvik It was three days after Christmas, which is about the typical amount of time it takes for the love of all mankind, piped …
In Two
In Two
By Meredith A. May Before a race, I never look at the competition. But Cristina is late, and while standing at the lakeshore with our rowing …
Water Thieves
Water Thieves
By Russ Beck Soon after Brigham Young entered the Salt Lake valley, he slammed his cane into the ground and declared, “Right here will stand the …
The Simple Dark
The Simple Dark
By Russell Winn We leave summer heat and evergreen air behind, and descend into dark on carved granite steps. It’s July, and Minnetonka Cave awaits. It …
Where Fear Sleeps
Where Fear Sleeps
By Matthew Lavin I believe that it was spring when we began as churchgoers. Mom would wake her three daughters and two sons run a wet …
The Hawk and the Snake
The Hawk and the Snake
By Dylan Klempner The red tail hawk startled me as it flew in low out of a stand of leafless oaks on my left, passing just …
Bradford’s
Bradford’s
By Sarah Wolfgang Dave pushed a button, and bands of newsprint rolled through the press. Black, red, yellow, and blue ink soaked the front page of …
Man Crafts
Man Crafts
By Russ Beck Still at times I’m a dumb little boy fishing from a rowboat in the rain wanting to give the family a fish dinner. Only today I heard the …