The rain smacks the pavement the way my son pastes pieces of paper to paper, repeatedly slapping what won’t shake off— his hands, crusted with white flakes of dried glue, wave wildly at the window where the sky rids itself of this sopping mess— like a tired parent, who sighs and finally sits down, watching […]
Abigail Michelini
Abigail Michelini teaches writing at Northampton Community College. Her work can be found in Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Speckled Trout Review, The Main Street Rag, Superpresent, and Whale Road Review, among other publications. She is Poetry Editor of Oyster River Pages. When she’s not writing, she can be found playing with her kids and running Pennsylvania roads. Find her at www.abigailmichelini.com.