A reliable nuisance, every day, the same. Each morning my dog’s snout searches for evidence of my existence, inching closer, nose wet with hope that I may wake and say his name. I have never considered myself a creature of anything, and how dare I marry creature behavior to shame. My human-ness is what invited […]
Claire Wolters
Claire Wolters is curriculum writer, a former high school English teacher, a gardener, and a poet. She is based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Claire’s poems appear in The Cackling Kettle and are forthcoming in Wild Roof Journal. When she is not writing, Claire can be found planting as many flowers as she can with her dog, Ernest Spaghetti, reading a good book, or wandering in nature. She can be found on Instagram at @clurrw.