writing from the second story

Shapeshifter

December 17th 2007

Since my poem came out in the Journal of Mythic Arts, it has been showing up on various websites. So, I suppose it should be on  my own. But, please do check out JoMA’s exquisite site. http://endicottstudio.typepad.com/jomahome/ Shapeshifter by Maureen McQuerry There is a moment when the creature seems to disappear. Nothing remains, but a quivering [...]

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WA State Poet Laureate

December 17th 2007

Today, Sam Green was named Washington State’s first poet laureate.  I’m embarrassed to say that I’d never heard of Sam until the announcement today. Sam has been a poet in the schools for thrity years. Along with his wife, Sally, he is editor/publisher of  Brooding Heron Press. They live, write and publish on Waldron Island. Okay, I’ve [...]

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Cellar door

December 8th 2007

Last night my son asked me what I thought of “cellar door.”  I puzzled over the questions for a few minutes trying to come up with any associations to cellar doors. Could he be talking about a new musical group, referring to the cellar door in the Wizard of Oz, or the scary portal where ghost stories [...]

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