Russian Roulette | A Midyear Book Review
July 7, 2023
This is my book club of one. Now soliciting avid readers. … More Russian Roulette | A Midyear Book Review
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Decision Calculus
June 30, 2023
[Written at a tiny hotel room desk while my child screams in the background] My worst-kept secret is I applied and was accepted to an MA/MFA program at Wilkes University. I had no intention of applying to any such program until my husband’s new position invited the discussion. My Good Art Friend, upon learning of … More Decision Calculus
The Liminal Zone
June 16, 2023
[Written while waxing nostalgic] I have good intentions. Usually around the fall, I inventory my life and decide what needs to change, though it isn’t fall. We are days from the summer solstice, yet the prospect of reevaluating my life seems fitting since I’m shifting geographies, time zones, and lifestyles as we move from Texas … More The Liminal Zone
Loves and Expectations
February 21, 2022
[Written while waiting in line for coffee] I wrote my first story in kindergarten. It was a sentence long about a horse running away from a farm but eventually returning because the stories of my childhood were supposed to have happy endings. These stories were also supposed to have pictures, so I drew the horse, … More Loves and Expectations
Sarah E. H. Lyons 