Skin

Collage, Mixed Media, Prose

Illness Narratives

Restitution stories attempt to outdistance mortality by rendering illness

Bald Eagles and Chemo

I knew it was coming. After my morning walk, I sat down and ran my fingers through my hair—and ended up with a handful. Right on schedule, Day 14 following my first chemo treatment for stage lll inflammatory breast cancer. Taking what remained of my shoulder-length hair and cutting off what I could with a …

Web of Causation

Spiders are living in the bathtub

Sherry’s Story

I’ve just returned from the memorial service with my son Otto; he had

Undone

bedsheets and socks on their feet and wrappers strewn like cigarette butts on

The Search

I cannot find or see what I seek. Blind, I

Make Your Way

At times, we are lost in a sea of thought. We swim in new ideas and warm,