Some days, the child within me lies inert on the beach where she would usually play. I go and find her, suggest that we inspect the wonders of the rock pools, or skim stones through the waves, even walk in shallow water. She retreats and rails at me. Sometimes she lifts a weapon […]
Anita Howard
Anita Howard is a writer, storyteller and actor living in Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland. Her work features in many publications including HeadStuff, Poetica Review, The Green Shoe Sanctuary, the Querencia Press Autumn 22 Anthology, the December 2022 Mslexia Moth and the Boundless 2023 Anthology of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival. She is on Twitter as @AnitaHowardSto1.