What can I say about the poems, or maybe it is better to comment on the theme of Truth? I have explored in my writing since a schoolgirl who kept things hidden from classmates how to be truthful without revealing too much. I have also wanted to live my life with honesty and integrity; and […]
Robin Michel
Robin Michel's writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Blue Mountain Review, Comstock Review, The MacGuffin, Northampton Poetry Review, Ruminate, South 85, Toho Journal, and elsewhere. She is editor of How to Begin: Poems, Prompts, Tips and Writing Exercises from the Fresh Ink Poetry Collective (Raven & Wren Press, 2020) and lives in San Francisco.
Reading Your Morning Horoscope
Over morning breakfast, you read your horoscope: One who has broken a promise with impunity will suffer the consequences. You want to laugh the words off as cheap entertainment. Astrology is a starry pseudo-science you remind yourself, and gulp back bitter, cold coffee. Yes, your days are now filled with broken truths. Lies pile […]