And I aspire to that, a cap of milk-colored curls close on the skull, a bit flaring out at the back like a giggle. Each wreath of strands lies exactly right. I wouldn’t edit a single one. I’d like to fill workshops too, or at least my living room with friends smart and funny as […]
Hilary King
Originally from the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, Hilary King is a poet now living in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Her poems have appeared in Ploughshares, TAB, Salamander, Belletrist, Fourth River, and other publications. Her book Stitched on Me was published by Riot in Your Throat Press in 2024. She loves hiking, travel, and ribbon.
Movement
There is a company in New York City that will rescue your couch from the narrow hallway between your old life and a new one. Poor old couch. Smushed against the unwashed walls of a walkup as you put your shoulder to hope and push. Optimism can’t always get you around the corner. […]