Morning Walk in the Neighborhood

by | May 23, 2018 | Poetry

Morning Walk in the Neighborhood   From a half-block away I noticed a young woman sitting on a cement stoop in front of a house converted into apartments.   Beside her, two suitcases, and a large black trash bag likely full of belongings.   She was...

Midnight in the Pasture

by | Jul 27, 2017 | Poetry

  Midnight in the Pasture   An albino moon grazes the pasture tonight, foraging its way through little bluestem, through Indian grass, casting clear light upon a small herd of bison sleeping on the range, each beast tucked inside its heavy and matted hide....

Like the Prairie’s Open Hand

by | Jul 23, 2017 | Poetry, The Writing Life

I am honored to have a review of Walking on Water from the fabulous and well-published Tyler Sheldon. His review was published in The Tin Lunchbox Review,  a literary journal founded by Shawna Caro. Emporia, Kansas writer Cheryl Unruh is known throughout the Midwest...
The Whims of Electricity

The Whims of Electricity

by | Jun 18, 2017 | Poetry

(note the electrical outlet to my right) THE WHIMS OF ELECTRICITY With its cream-colored face, the electrical outlet frowned. Secured in the wall next to the family dinner table, six inches from my 3-year-old ear, I kept an eye on that outlet at every meal. Someone,...