They say if you want to see what a girl is going to look like in 10 or 20 years, look at her mother. I feel sorry for my mum if people think that she used to look like me. 😀 My mum is beautiful. I used to look at pictures of her when I … Continue reading Mother’s Day
Author: Jessica Calvert
Jessica Calvert is a fiction editor for The Black Fork Review, owner of Charm & Strange Press, wife of a weirdo, and mother of 6 minions. She holds a B.A. in English from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and is currently an MFA in Creative Writing candidate at Ashland University. Jessica has work published in the Aurora and her mom’s refrigerator. Her chapbook of poems and short stories, Into a Dark Alley, was released in 2019.
Passive gratitude
I read my cousin's Instagram meme about gratitude and it was the last question, "What have you done today that showed your gratitude?" that propelled my initial response of "I have no idea." This probably isn't good. Then the idea of passive gratitude struck me; I think we spend a lot of our time having gracious thoughts … Continue reading Passive gratitude
Winter
You've all been there: The days leading up to Thanksgiving and Christmas can make us ignore the browning, dying flora; we transition from festive ennui to confident exposition of intention in the new year; then follows the monotony of January, the desperate hope for spring in February. By March, most are aching for birds and … Continue reading Winter
Here We Are…
In exactly two weeks from today, Javin will be having neurosurgery to remove his entire left temporal lobe, left amygdala, and left hippocampus. I haven't had much emotion about the surgical procedure itself, not only because I trust in the competency of the Cleveland Clinic surgeons/his neuro-team, but also due to a latent reactive … Continue reading Here We Are…
On the Sixth Day…
It's difficult to imagine a large chunk of bone and brain missing from your child's head. The movie reel is of a surgical pie spatula with serrated edges gently extrapolating the grade 'B' meat that has rotted my eldest son's life for twenty years. I wanted this day, prayed for this day, but the reality … Continue reading On the Sixth Day…
Product Review: Five-Year-Old
At some point in your life, whether married or single, you may encounter the need for children. Through whichever means is appropriate for yourself or your family, you will acquire either 1) a baby or toddler that will turn into a five-year-old; or 2) a pre-assembled five-year-old. However your child comes packaged, you will need … Continue reading Product Review: Five-Year-Old
