Meet Ruby! Ruby is the daughter of Morgan and Danny Allain, who were featured on Sustaining Craft on my previous writing website. This was originally posted on June 16, 2017. I’ll be reposting some previous work here, including Danny‘s and Morgan‘s 2016, 2017, and 2020 features. Ruby Allain only turned five at the end of… Read More Ruby Allain (5): “I’m an artist, too.”
Grandma can change her face. Evie thought about that a lot whenever the weather started to cool, school began, and it was time to head to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving, then Christmas. She’d have trouble sleeping due to thoughts of Grandma making her eyes turn black, like her soul had left her body. Evie’s schoolwork… Read More FICTION – grandma
She found herself in that perfect moment of rest, transitioning back into consciousness, while the pillow and the blanket provided a deep cloud of comfort, and the last bits of a dream faded away. She felt his hand on her back and she stiffened, remembering that she was angry. She rolled away from him, refusing… Read More FICTION: mine own
By Elizabeth Silverstein Molly Arms saw a friend painting henna sixteen years ago, and on a whim, asked if she could try. “I had seen it a little bit, traveling in India when I was 18, but I hadn’t thought about painting until I saw my friend doing it,” explained Arms. “I asked her if… Read More Molly Arms: “You never know if you don’t try.”