Lenore Weiss

I warmed my wings in a patch of sunshine. The ground below gave off a rotting smell, manure attracting flies. In the past, I would’ve… Read More »Life’s Questions Examined: Iris and Samuel

I flew from branch to branch until I found Ruby. “Stop making a racket,” she told me. “You’re scaring away my dinner.” I’d already searched… Read More »Ruby’s Advice About Being a Bird

Whatever you do, don’t cash them in, not before floods melt margarine in the honeyed light of the last diamond setting. Atoms come in assorted… Read More »what to do with your wisdom benefits in 2022

My past was gone. Days blurred. I tore apart journals, ripped out one page at a time. People came to the house after the funeral… Read More »The Pool of Knowledge: The Worst Day

My eyes traced the ball’s path toward the goal. I heard and saw everything at once. A seagull cried. Its shadow floated along the field.… Read More »Pool of Knowledge: The Start

  I wanted to tell him none of my girlfriends would expect me to listen to them talk for a half hour non-stop unless someone… Read More »The Origins of Alone

There’s a motel in vampire land Where spider plants grow baby bats And zombies float face down inside bathtubs. I wear a black mask that… Read More »Halloween, Portland 2021

I was first introduced to Octavia Butler in a writing class at San Francisco State University. We read a selection from one of her books,… Read More »Echoes of Anne Frank in Parable of the Sower

Vernon and Jay got together on most Sunday afternoons to practice guitar. They sat in Vernon’s garage. The door was open and wouldn’t close. A… Read More »Smoking in the Garage

Lila’s shadow was caught in the wheels of a shopping cart as she moved toward the automatic opening doors. Walmart’s entrance was blocked by rows… Read More »Ariel Discovers Multitudes in WalMart