Swagger & Ink
Stories that traverse the landscapes of womanhood, aging, and the American West—where grit meets grace.
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- Academia 1
- Aging Angry 1
- Amanda Moments 2
- America 10
- Anger 2
- Books 1
- Chavela 1
- Cruelty 1
- Death 1
- Essay 1
- Family 6
- Inspiration 5
- Interview 10
- LGBTQ 1
- Marriage 1
- Narrative Inquiry 3
- Nature 3
- New Zealand 15
- News 1
- Poetry 20
- Publication 3
- Punctuation 1
- Recipe 4
- Review 22
- Short Story 5
- Signs 1
- Social Policy 1
- Teaching 1
- Teaching and Learning 1
- War 2
- Women 3
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- Writing 4
- aging 1
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“Patient Zero” (A COVID tale)
In Feb, 2020, a student in New Zealand accused me of infecting her with COVID. Roiling with guilt at 3am, I wrote this story.
Runaway
On a dusty path in rattlesnake country. I once felt a bullet breeze past my ear.
Everyone is Singular
Stumbling on the wee hour sidewalk, a sweet gallant punctures my whiskey fog.
Persistence of Memory
Thank you all for coming. Mom would have been pleased, but she would have a made a snide joke of it, you know?
I Want a Mohawk
Mary’s Beauty Shop had a door with little bells that tinkled when you walked in. It smelled of perfume and bleach.
“Breathe Deeply, Read Widely.”