Sparks

Memorable writing.

lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page.

Recent Spark Post:

  • Petaluma June

    By Karen Handyside Ely   Petaluma summer morning. Cool, brisk, velvet fog blankets Sonoma Mountain shoulders, Leaving only the soft domed tops revealed, Rising in the mist.   Motivating chill in the air. Bare feet pad across icy bathroom tile Happy to be encased in wooly Ugg boots Sweatshirts pile on easily, welcome companions Urging…

    Read More

More Sparks:

  • Buster Brown

    Buster Brown  By Robin Mills  We pile into our white station wagon with the faux wooden siding, and head down the winding roads of The Canyon to The Valley. “The Valley side of the hill”…

    Read more: Buster Brown

  • Something About Everything

    Something About Everything By Doug Newcomb When I was a boy, everything around me was a mystery. I assumed that as I grew, I would understand more. But then I did grow, and the sense…

    Read more: Something About Everything

  • Hailing Sleep

    Hailing Sleep By Ken Delpit Something I don’t do,But I used to, readily,Is sleep through the night. These days, not the case.  Now, it’s hour by hour,Two, if I’m lucky. Lying anxiously,Awake, but testy for…

    Read more: Hailing Sleep