by: Carol McClain @CAROL_MCCLAIN   My friend Linda Sprague found a few old poems of mine published in Foothills Ink and sent them to me. I’m going to take a break from my usual musings and share some never before shared work. I dedicate this post to Linda Sauther, Ellen Mainville, Flossy Powell, and Zoe Steenberge. …[ read more ]

Image by leonem via Flickr The winter wind whisked her along Fifth Avenueto Central Park. She stood above the lakeskimmed with ice. Her brothers hurling rockshad hoped to make a hole that wouldn’t freeze again.Intent upon their burden, they ignoreda little girl who stood meekly at their side. “I can break the ice so it won’t …[ read more ]