1 The pond opens wide, swallowing the sky until clouds float over the surface among bits of birch bark and maple leaf. My son’s feet crackle loud across the gravel but quiet as he comes to a halt at the spongy edge and leans down to find his face in the water. Earlier, not long before […]
Brianna Pike
Brianna Pike is an associate professor of English at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her poems and essays have appeared in So to Speak, Connotation Press, and Heron Tree, among others. She currently serves as an editorial assistant for the Indianapolis Review and lives in Indianapolis with her husband and son. She blogs at https://briannajaepike.wordpress.com/. Find her on Instagram @Bri33081.