By Joseph R. Goodall | Joseph R. Goodall is a writer and civil engineer whose fiction, essays, and poetry explore the intersection of human communities and natural landscapes. His short story collection, What the Bird Sees in Flight, examines the unraveling and reunion of a strong-willed farming family. Born in New Zealand and now based in Atlanta, he draws inspiration from watersheds, local history and a diverse range of storytellers. His work has appeared in publications su

By Geraldine Glodek | Ronan Doyle, born in 1919, was a curious five-year-old packed into a coal-company home with his immigrant ...

By Daniel Roop | Dusk, and the sassafras tea had just come to a boil when Elsie said, “I never understood why you wouldn’t let us spend ...

Lyric Essays draw on poetic literary devices, including imagery, music, word play, compression, and extended metaphors.