Another great piece on the Drabble. How can someone be so riveting in so little words?! By Donna L. Greenwood “When they drop the bomb, there’ll be nothing left worth surviving for,” he said. And then they dropped the bomb. I couldn’t bring myself to gobble up the pills or drink the vodka he hadContinueContinue reading “In the End — Sharing”
Author Archives: Meagan Kimberly
Sharing beautiful poetry
Found on the Drabble and wanted to share this gorgeous piece. By Siobhan Atkins Who knows the weight of a collapsing star I only know it has crushed me After holding that space alone for so long My arms have given way and folded Concertina-like Against this brittle cold Where even the promise of supernovaContinueContinue reading “Sharing beautiful poetry”
Meagan Reads YA Fiction: Wrecked by Maria Padian
This is a post I made for my cousin’s blog. Click the link below to see the full review. This one is a bit of a backlist, as it was published in 2016. However, its contents and story are still relevant, as they have always been, and as I fear they may always be. IContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads YA Fiction: Wrecked by Maria Padian”
Sharing from the Drabble
By Richard Helmling As the ash piled up on the sixth day, they finally decided to head south. “Por favor,” they made their son practice as they drove. They avoided El Paso because the last radio broadcasts they had received said it was impossible to cross there. So they found a seemingly desolate stretch of […]ContinueContinue reading “Sharing from the Drabble”
From Burning House Press
2 most excellent poems from Burning House Press that I highly recommend everyone read! Shadow I’m an optimist with a shadow who pops in now and then Just to let me know he’s still around. He lies dormant like a bindweed vein in winter, Waiting, Watching for that glimmer of light Always looming, Anticipating hisContinueContinue reading “From Burning House Press”
The Baby
Yes, it’s okay to play with the ball in the house; we won’t break anything and mom will never know; look you broke it, mom’s gonna be so mad; let’s play cops and robbers, you be the robber and I’ll be the cop; don’t worry I won’t leave you tied up here all day; I’llContinueContinue reading “The Baby”
Wanderlust: Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador, 2011. Photo by Meagan Kimberly In August 2011 I visited my father’s home country of Ecuador for the first time. I remember my excitement when I booked the airplane tickets for my dad, my mom, and me. Then the day came and boarding the plane to leave the country for the first timeContinueContinue reading “Wanderlust: Ecuador”
Meagan Reads Nonfiction: Hunger: A Memoir of (my) Body by Roxane Gay
I’ve started contributing to my cousin’s blog. Here’s my first post on her site! Hunger: A Memoir of (my) Body by Roxane Gay, Harper Collins, 2017 Hi everyone! I’m a new contributor to Chronicles of a Music Journalist, as requested by my cousin. My name’s Meagan and I’ll start my debut here with a reviewContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Nonfiction: Hunger: A Memoir of (my) Body by Roxane Gay”
Sharing from the Drabble
By Keith Hoerner I stand at the kitchen sink washing the one thing I took from home after you died: The Madonna and Child statue I meditated on kneeling before you being beaten, traumatized, loving you, year after year. I wash it gently, remembering the time you unknowingly soaked a statue of St. Joseph carved […]ContinueContinue reading “Sharing from the Drabble”