SELECT WORK
Main Street Madness
The Nervous Breakdown/republished in Memoir Magazine. Read here.
“As I drove further away from downtown, the houses and sidewalks became progressively neglected. Like forgotten memories in an old attic. […] With its empty lots between every other house and its broken sidewalks and time-tested aluminum fences dislocated by century-old oak trees, Columbia’s North Main Street was such a forgotten piece of history.
Girl Stuff
Awakenings Magazine. Read here.
“When you were a little girl, your immigrant grandmother showed you and then let you obsess over the full page spread in the NY Post of unlucky victims of domestic violence, mafia hits and botched home invasions. The bashed skulls all over the front page, the gory gory details written in third grade level English. You know all too well how horribly wrong things can go when you, a woman, let your guard down, even just for a second.”
Call Girl
Argot Magazine. Read here.
“When you were a little girl, your immigrant grandmother showed you and then let you obsess over the full page spread in the NY Post of unlucky victims of domestic violence, mafia hits and botched home invasions. The bashed skulls all over the front page, the gory gory details written in third grade level English. You know all too well how horribly wrong things can go when you, a woman, let your guard down, even just for a second.”
The Dreamer Awakened
Awakenings Magazine. Read here.
“I lay there, still feigning sleep, waiting for the sound of water to come from the bathroom. When it did, I turned and peered over into the darkness, looking for the sign of life, the only corroborating witness that I was neither a liar, nor insane. There was nothing. As usual, my stepsister Monica made no sound—no acknowledgment whatsoever. Even though she, the daughter of that beast, was probably first tonight—most every night for that matter—there never was any mention of it. It’s like it was maybe all in my mind.”
You Do
Star 82 Review. Read here.
“A week after I’d met you, you showed up beneath the window of my second floor apartment at the back of the theatre. Crying and sobbing. I’d never seen a man like that before. I let you in. I realized then that your outside voice was your only voice.”
WOW Interview
Women on Women Interview with Angela McIntosh. Read here.
“I’m reminded of the magic of storytelling; in particular, those true tales told by friends or relatives beside a crackling fire. These are the stories that make up our lives. Whether oral or written, our personal stories and memoirs matter more than ever with the rise of AI. Today’s guest, Mary McBeth, founder and editor-in-chief of Memoir Magazine, is a fierce advocate for true stories and brave, vulnerable voices with impact.”