Author’s Note: It’s pretty quiet right now on the Chester River. We’ve pulled our boats and turned our gardens under. Now gray skies and bare trees come alive with the migratory birds that are my favorite Fall visitors. This poem is just to say, even with the disruption […]
Talbot Spy and Others Reprint “Famous People” by Mark Jacobs
Author’s Note: My stories fall into modes. Some are set in rural Virginia, others in countries overseas where I lived and worked. Some seek their setting in Western New York, where I grew up. Some, ... [Continue Story]
Talbot Spy and Others Reprint “I Donate My Aunt’s Clothes to the Unfinished Business Thrift Shop” by Irene Fick
Author’s Comment: This poem was triggered by the difficulty of witnessing the dying and ultimate death of my dear aunt, listening to her regrets and feeling a sense of guilt for gathering her ... [Continue Story]
Talbot Spy Reprints “El Salvador” by Marvin Jonathan Flores
Author’s Note: The poem draws largely from my first visit to El Salvador in 1986. While much has changed in the ensuing years, much remains the same, and today everywhere you look evidence abounds ... [Continue Story]
Talbot Spy and Others Reprint “A Rose by Any Other Name” by Alison Thompson
Author’s note: This story arose from a period in my life when I was thinking about relationships between women within families, especially intergenerational relationships⎯between mothers, daughter, ... [Continue Story]
Talbot Spy and Chestertown Spy Reprint “Man-Hours” by Holly Painter
Talbot Spy and Chestertown Spy have reprinted Delmarva Review contributor Holly Painter's "Man-Hours" from Volume 11. Check it out here.
Talbot Spy and Chestertown Spy Reprint “The Secret Life of Pool Cleaners” by Caroline Bock
Talbot Spy and Chestertown Spy have reprinted Delmarva Review contributor Caroline Bock’s “The Secret Life of Pool Cleaners” from Volume 11. Caroline’s creative Flash Fiction piece is a real gem. Check it out here.