“Poor bird, (s)he’s obsessed!”
Reflections on Elizabeth Bishop’s “Sandpiper” Carrie Hohmann Campbell With the end of summer rapidly approaching and the next schoolyear already begun, I am reminded of Elizabeth Bishop’s “Sandpiper”. As a…
Reflections on Elizabeth Bishop’s “Sandpiper” Carrie Hohmann Campbell With the end of summer rapidly approaching and the next schoolyear already begun, I am reminded of Elizabeth Bishop’s “Sandpiper”. As a…
Joe Taylor Results have exceeded my expectations. I should feel grateful. Instead, I feel thankful. Of the 78 copies of “I’m Just Lucky To Own My Own Car” that I’ve…
Review written by Karen Weyant Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle For the United Mine Workers of America; a review By Mark A. BradleyW.W. Norton & Company,…
While teaching at my first tenure track job and working with Cincinnati’s Urban Appalachian Council, I discovered that I am Appalachian. I know that sounds a bit far fetched coming…
Peggy Zortman, from the recent TWJ Workshop PART I Most of my writing lately has consisted of putting words in the mouth of my former shelter dog, Chase. But I…
Wayne Swanger If you have not as yet discovered Wendell Berry you must do so. The man and his work are extraordinary. His poetry, fiction and essays are refreshing, insightful,…
Deborah Sarbin An apocalyptic poem might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but when it’s as wise and comforting as U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s “Perhaps the World ends here,”…
Greg Clary - featured visual storyteller Spring 2021 Edition My friends editing The Watershed Journal asked me to offer a few comments about my photography, including the images in the…
Stacey Gross “How to Beat Writer’s Block Once and For All.” “Fourteen Tips to Blast Through Writer’s Block.” “Writer’s Block Isn’t Real, You’re Just Incredibly Lazy. And Untalented. And You…
Review by Karen Weyant https://www.amazon.com/Sensational-Hidden-History-Americas-Reporters/dp/0062843613/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M8N6GLEEPDBT&dchild=1&keywords=sensational+the+hidden+history+of+america%27s+girl+stunt+reporters&qid=1622469345&sprefix=the+hidden+history+of+stunt%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1 HarperCollins, 2021 Kim Todd When I was 12 years old, I read a biography of reporter Nellie Bly. This book, geared towards young teenage readers,…