Stone Soup Magazine
— A widow, paralyzed by grief for ten years, finds her unfinished embroidery of the night sky and completes it, stitching herself back to wholeness.
— A girl overcomes her fear to shave her head in solidarity with her grandmother who has cancer, discovering unexpected strength in the act.
— A woman sits alone in an automat, invisible to others, as her hair whispers conflicting advice and laughing people demand she smile.
— A woman falls through collapsing stairs, her body fragmenting into surreal objects—banjo, Picasso painting, brooms—while she prays not to be seen or painted.
— A car journey through an Indiana wind farm becomes a meditation on movement, shadows, and the hypnotic rhythm of spinning turbines.
— A poem contrasts natural elements with human infrastructure, calling for a shift in how we see and treat the earth's beauty.