Peggy knows something is not right. Too much is slipping away. She needs to tell Nora. She wants to look at her and say it out loud. https://massreview.org/node/10924#toc
“On Eighth Avenue, people fanned out in every direction. Traffic crawled, and the sunlight glinted off windshields. Everyone hurried along, no matter how loudly the billboards and storefront signs insisted on being noticed.“ https://randomsamplereview.com/2022/07/28/tiny-dancer/
“One Irishwoman is more than you need to run a place. Put four of them together and you need peace talks to get the bread passed.” https://nightshiftradio.com/storytellersprint/print-edition-v22-intercession
“Moira feels as if she’s been called back to reprise a role in a play that closed years ago.” https://www.themanifeststation.net/2022/04/08/asylum/
“Greg is sitting closer. She leans forward to push her shoes aside and he moves his hand down the length of her spine until it rests on her bottom, like a question. It feels as shocking as a burn, as if pain will follow immediately. Instead a sharp excitement registers, as thrilling as it is … Read more
“He didn’t want to have a child before he had a life. When Irene went ahead and had it anyway, he didn’t complain, but he didn’t understand, and he didn’t talk much anymore. Their life became a different place, and he didn’t know the language. All that mattered was the regimen of feeding and caring, … Read more
“The sisters rose as one and moved into the room. They could see the partially opened coffin against the far wall. Only Maggie’s head and shoulders were visible.” athinsliceofanxiety.com
The essay describes events that took place shortly after the death of my closest friend. https://www.whlreview.com/no-16.3/essay/MaryAnnMcGuigan.pdf
“Sean didn’t ask what went wrong. The night his parents told him they couldn’t live together anymore, he rolled his eyes in contempt, as if their decision were a moment of crankiness, some phase that would pass if they didn’t insist on making so much of it.” https://writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/search?q=Snow+Forthttps://writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/search?q=Snow+Fort
“He answers her, sounding accustomed—even at age six—to a world filled with things he can’t have. And Maureen wonders if he understands that that list may now include a place to sleep.” https://www.lumierereview/mary-ann-mcguigan