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Apr 16

SHOW ME THE FUTURE

originally published in Ropes Literary Magazine Desperate people made Sandra’s job easy as pie. It helped that loneliness and loss were everywhere, all the time. Yes, you’ll hear from her soon. No, she’s not cheating on you. I have a very strong feeling about it, trust me. Like the spiritualists…

Online

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SHOW ME THE FUTURE
SHOW ME THE FUTURE

Mar 4

Motherland

Eric poured himself another glass of wine, leaned forward in his chair, and fixed Flora with a loopy, cock-eyed gaze. “Well?” he asked. “Motherland.” “That’s awful.” “Why?” “Too Nazi.” “You’re thinking of Fatherland.” “Yeah, you’re right.” He poured her some wine, too. Eric didn’t think the farm needed a name…

Organic Farming

13 min read

Motherland
Motherland

Nov 16, 2021

Poet & Novelist

I wrote novels, then poetry, late in my career. Up to then, my focus was on short stories. I produced one after another for about nine years until finally, one found a home. It took another seven or eight years before I was regularly publishing them, and my first collection…

Poet

4 min read

Poet & Novelist
Poet & Novelist

Oct 31, 2021

Poetry & Image

Poetry is a visual expression, even when it’s about politics, or feminism, or how nasty people can be. In poems, words evoke both what we feel and see. This is important to me, I’d say even crucial. …

Poems

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Poetry & Image
Poetry & Image

Oct 31, 2021

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Meeting Moira for coffee is like getting my teeth cleaned. I know it’s going to hurt, I think of reasons not to go, then go anyway. For the dentist, there’s an appointment, and it looms on my calendar. Moira doesn’t make appointments. She texts and demands my presence. She tends…

Poetry

4 min read

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Oct 6, 2021

Caleb’s Girl

Caleb says she’s so amazing, more like a goddess than a girl. He hasn’t been seeing her long and none of us have met her yet, so we accuse him of making her up. He says she’s as real as anyone, only she smells like French perfume, sings like Adele…

Shape Shifting

4 min read

Caleb’s Girl
Caleb’s Girl

Jul 30, 2021

People Ruin Everything

The summer people choked the road, filled up the taverns, trashed the beachfront, and parked everywhere and anywhere, even in places they shouldn’t. Moss’s father was on the city council and had tried, unsuccessfully, to find funding to build a lot so driveways wouldn’t get blocked. The idea of a…

Pandemic

11 min read

People Ruin Everything
People Ruin Everything

Jun 23, 2021

Devolution

It’s like this, Sara says. Joel has a bad day, someone gives him shit at work, a customer is a freak about the service warranty, you know, something like that, and he’s hurting, all wrung-out, so I take over dinner and dishes and let him sit and chill. He gets…

Flash Fiction

3 min read

Devolution
Devolution

Jun 20, 2021

like a shade of dawn

in shadow the glow is soft

Poetry On Medium

1 min read

like a shade of dawn
like a shade of dawn

like a shade of dawn

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May 29, 2021

I Wanted Brothers

I wanted brothers. Two, maybe three, but one alone would have kept me safe from my sister’s abuse, her never-ending rage at my being born. This necessary brother would be in the middle, between us age-wise, a willing defender. He’d always take my side. This brother would be taller than…

Brothers

5 min read

I Wanted Brothers
I Wanted Brothers
Anne Leigh Parrish

Anne Leigh Parrish

Writer & Poet. Find me at anneleighparrish.com

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