Glacier Song
By Megan Merchant. Even glaciers have a swan song. …
Budget Line Item
By Megan Merchant. What's worth more than a strong cell phone signal? …
What To Say To My Husband After Another Suicide
By Megan Merchant. Suicide rates among first responders are rising. What can we do to stop it? …
Silence Between Thoughts, After Prayers
By Megan Merchant. "We are calling this piece ‘249 mass shootings in 2019’. A title in-progress." …
Tsunami Drills in the High Desert
By Megan Merchant. When children practice drills for a disaster too violent to name. …
Bleuet/Bluetiful/Blue
By Megan Merchant. A box of crayons now includes the color of remembrance. …
Murmuration
By Megan Merchant. "You too would flee." …
My Mother After Brain Surgery
By Megan Merchant. Rape culture obliges women to be hyper-vigiliant. …
Another Word
By Megan Merchant. The horrors of gender violence are articulated all over the world. …
Funeral Details
By Megan Merchant. "The sermon will grow loud at times, generic as a hot dish brought to grief’s door." …