It was smaller than I imagined. In my mind, I had conceived it as this enormous barrier, unyielding and reaching… Read more The Wailing Wall
Author: Shelley J. Reece
Storm Chaser
It happens this way, sometimes. A cold afternoon; an ominous evening wind. The door to the apartment swept open without… Read more Storm Chaser
Persephone’s Garden
There was a shadowinnate and endless.Lodged into thecavern of myheart. I put it aside.But still I heard it,chanting its wordsinto… Read more Persephone’s Garden
Mabon Moon
Tell my ancestors that I have not forgotten them, even though I sleep in a strange land now, and my… Read more Mabon Moon
Strictly Rhetorical
And of all the stupid things, I start to think: Would it be so bad? Couldn’t I see myself spending… Read more Strictly Rhetorical
Little Stories
When I was growing up, I knew a lady who lived in a house in a middle of a field,… Read more Little Stories
A Meditation on Conflict
Once upon a time, I turned to my longsword instructor and asked, “Can we spar?” He was dubious about it,… Read more A Meditation on Conflict
Peaceful Warrior
One day there was no fight left in me. I wasn’t sure what happened to it. Did it drop out… Read more Peaceful Warrior
Hello, Little Heart
I am afraid of the tremulous weight of my own existence. What it means to exist; what responsibility is placed… Read more Hello, Little Heart
The Smallest Things Inspire Me
I once visited an Iranian grandmother in her home. She made Turkish coffee in delicate cups, and fed me pumpkin… Read more The Smallest Things Inspire Me
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