The Resounding Loss of the Quiet One
I I recently wrote about my brother Bill, who died after a long and difficult illness. Many of you wrote,
Reading, writing, parenting…that’s what I do. My first career: teaching English literature at the secondary level. After my children were born, I fulfilled another desire, becoming an RN, working in Labor & Delivery at Mercy Hospital, Chicago. When we moved to Des Moines, I attended the University of Iowa Writing Workshops and worked as a proofreader for Meredith Books. In 2015, Foreverland Press published my collection of stories, A Mother’s Time Capsule. My work has appeared in literary magazines, The Chicago Tribune, Better Homes & Gardens and the Des Moines Register.
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I am a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association.
I I recently wrote about my brother Bill, who died after a long and difficult illness. Many of you wrote,
Titles can’t be copyrighted, so I am using one created by Native American writer, Louise Erdrich. Her piece appeared in The
A man stands to the side in Minneapolis, recording what is happening in front of him with his phone. Nearby,