Category: Environmentalism

Too Late

by Nancy Schoellkopf, posted in Current Events, Environmentalism, Flash Fiction, Food, home, Hope, Illness, Light, Magical Realism

I wrote this--as I often do--with my Thursday night writing group. Prompts included: I have waited too long, ferocious food, what was the house like, Agnes and her pike, why wouldn't I want an Italian cavalry sword, diagnosis, immediately largest (which I changed to largess). Another challenge was to weave a color throughout the piece--and … Continue reading Too Late

The Sun Speaks

by Nancy Schoellkopf, posted in Environmentalism, Flash Fiction, Light, Magical Realism, Poetry

I wrote this with a prompt that urged me to speak with the Sun. That reminded me of Frank O'Hara's "Talking to the Sun on Fire Island." I think O'Hara's sun was a bit more cordial than mine was; I'll need to work on my relationship with our resident star. But for today, this is … Continue reading The Sun Speaks