October 2026 – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

ANCESTORS

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 Katherine West

I walk beneath the sandstone cliff as if I were the first, as if I were the last to know this place to leave her prints in sand, a gift to future from the past, a lace of ancient toes and bones and grace a wait, a hint of reverent Read more

Let Feminine Rage Take the Stage

October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 Kelly Rook Daly

I am thinking about feminine rage and the anger I feel every time I go on social media and see another file outlining the horrors a woman went through at the mercy of evil men. The cruel injustices women everywhere face, their stories of abuse reduced to “allegations.” I don’t Read more

Bird Watching

October 7, 2026 Paula Sergi

It’s happened a lot lately, flash across my line of vision, then gone. At first I thought of glare, reflection off my frames. But I know better. I dreamed last night of lovers, and this bird has a message. He’s pulling something raw and alive. I thought they ate only Read more

Learning How to Single

October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 Sarah Cannon

Todd was the across-the-street neighbor who would take my garbage bin to the street after my husband left. Todd was older than me and had a live-in partner who was older than him. He was the kind of guy who talked with you at the mailbox about boring stuff like Read more