Fifty miles southwest of the fire line, I smell the burn, expect refugees to arrive any minute, jays swooping down from the mountain, bewildered deer sniffing the air. What can I offer but a handful of acorns and empathy? Why would they trust me anyway? The billboard spells out Yosemite Valley Closed in lights orange […]
Cheryl Dumesnil
Cheryl Dumesnil's books include two collection of poems, Showtime at the Ministry of Lost Causes (University of Pittsburgh Press) & In Praise of Falling (University of Pittsburgh Press); a memoir, Love Song for Baby X; & the anthology Dorothy Parker's Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos, co-edited with Kim Addonizio. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her two sons and her wife, Sarah Richmond.