Worry
What happens in the night Never stays there Sitting on your shoulders Breathing into your hair A hitch hiker that won’t shut up And you, the driverless car Never reaching the horizon Continue reading Worry
Author: Charlotte Hamrick
Charlotte Hamrick’s creative writing and photographs have been published in a number of literary journals and anthologies. Her debut prose chapbook, Offset Melodies, is included in Grieving Hope (ELJ Editions), a collection of five microchaps. She is Managing Editor for Reckon Review.
Two New Publications
I am thrilled to share I have two recent publications of my work online. Much thanks to Damon and Ariana at Emerge Journal for publishing my little flash fiction “Peaches in Alabama“. The inspiration for the story was a road … Continue reading Two New Publications
Morning Meditation: Daily Sprinkles
Sprinkle immune support powder on the cats’ food cheese on the dogs’ food sunflower seeds beneath the squirrel’s perch nutrients on roses water on zinnias pebbles around the succulents wonder in your eyes music in your ears earth beneath your … Continue reading Morning Meditation: Daily Sprinkles
Dry Spell
Moisture is clinging to everything – on the undersides of flower petals it glistens like starlight, on the edges of the awning where it drops on my head just as I step out from under, on the slick black back … Continue reading Dry Spell
Hot Reads for Hot Times
Here I sit on Independence Day eve with the TV on high volume to drown out the never-ending cherry bombs (or whatever they are) that terrorize my sweet Rosebud. Sigh. Every holiday I curse those fireworks-loving…….people out there wreaking havoc … Continue reading Hot Reads for Hot Times
Recent Publications in Flash Fiction
I recently had a Flash Fiction story, “Jellyfish Girl”, in Flash Frontier. Many thanks to Michelle Elvy and team for giving this little story a wonderful home! My microfiction, “Sniffing Dreft” was a finalist in the global competition Micro Madness 2020, in the “Lockdown” category. Here is a link to the story (scroll to June 6) and here is a link to my reading on the Flash Frontier YouTube. Yikes! I can’t believe I did a video, my first! Please bookmark the site to see/hear a new story every day through June 22. Or follow them on Twitter for updates. … Continue reading Recent Publications in Flash Fiction
Call & New Work by Courington, Nagel & Stromberg
buzzing, spinning, sky Family love, eternal love, love of nature, the existence of love, the mystery of love, space, recollection, tenderness, … Call & New Work by Courington, Nagel & Stromberg This is a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with other poets and create a poem of beauty. I just submitted. I hope you will, too! Continue reading Call & New Work by Courington, Nagel & Stromberg
Magnetic Poetry: Why We Walk
Dusk to dawn this ancient soul path climbs a wild song verdant and rooted Breathes sacred green harmony Moss Lichen Vine Listen deep and pure Grow a wandering spirit Continue reading Magnetic Poetry: Why We Walk
Morning Meditation: Stumbling
Wake up each morning with a grateful heart because what else can we do? Our path is short, stones poke and roll under our feet, we stumble. But nine times out of ten, we catch ourselves, look up, bathe our … Continue reading Morning Meditation: Stumbling
