The Cure For Pain: A Tribute

The Cure For Pain: A Tribute

I’d like to thank Jeremy Merillat for his submission ‘The Cure For Pain’, a poetic and touching tribute to his wife, who’s kisses he says “are the cure for most of the maladies experienced by our boys and me alike.”

Jeremy Merillat is a husband and father of 2 young boys and an emerging writer based in Budapest.  His nonfiction has appeared in The Piker Press and The Potato Soup Journal and his fiction was recently long listed in the 2020 Fiction Factory Short Story Competition.  You can find him on Facebook and Instagram. 

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Riding with the Wind

Riding With The Wind: A Reflective Essay

I’d like to thank MD Maurice from Mystic, Connecticut, for her very relatable, reflective essay submission ‘Riding with the Wind’, which looks at the frustrating phenomenon of expectation versus reality. The sentiments were reminiscent of my own experiences, and the lessons I’ve learned about parenting little humans.

MD Maurice has been writing and publishing mainstream fiction and erotica since early 2001. She has been previously published in several anthologies, Leucrotia Press’s Abaculus III, Rainstorm Press’s Nailed and most recently in the horror anthology, Once Upon a Scream by Horroraddicts.net.  She has also had her work featured in the River Poet’s Journal, Scary Mommy.com and Dark Gothic Resurrected Magazine. MD is an active blogger, full time working Mom and a modern day Alice in Wonderland. She can be found at www.mdmaurice.com, on twitter at www.twitter.com/MDmaurice2015 and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MDMaurice.

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Peanut Butter and Parenting: A True Story

Peanut Butter and Parenting: A True Story

I want to thank Jennifer Blanke for her submission ‘Peanut Butter and Parenting’, a true story about parenting and being parented.

Jennifer Blanke has a BS in Elementary Education and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing degree from Lindenwood University where she was an editorial assistant for two issues of The Lindenwood Review. She is a wife, mother, teacher, and writer in St. Louis, Missouri and has writing published in Mum Life Stories and Her View From Home.

Website: http://jennifermblanke.com/home/

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