Day: January 8, 2026

Issue 39 (2nd Anniversary Issue)

Photo by Andrew S on Unsplash This is hard for me to believe but it’s Gooseberry Pie’s 2nd anniversary. I launched in December

Philately

Photo by Atharva Tulsi on Unsplash by Mikki Aronoff It wasn’t a sly hint for a drink to be followed by a viewing

In Which a Different Career Is Considered

Photo by David Clode on Unsplash by Mikki Aronoff Think about what brought you joy as a child, my life coach prompts. Control, I think,

Collision

Photo by Nico Knaack on Unsplash by Mikki Aronoff They clang and crash into each other, right there on the wintery sidewalk outside

Knots

Photo by Lisa Berry on Unsplash by Kathryn Silver-Hajo Tanya yanks the ends of her new clothesline tight, but when she begins pinning

Splintered

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash by Christine H. Chen When Ah Ba’s thunderous voice crashed our boisterous games, it quieted the chickens

Prey

Photo by Karthik B K on Unsplash by Christine H. Chen A leathery snake slithered off to the side as she was pulling

Last Ride

Photo by Emma Ou on Unsplash by Timothy C Goodwin We are still too self-conscious to buy our own Playboys but attempt a

We Never Forgot

Photo by kub liz on Unsplash by Francine Witte We never forgot the pinch of time, my father always in a hurry and

My Father and Me, Riding the Waves

Photo by Michael oyesile on Unsplash by Francine Witte And there are no letters in my fingers but I’m typing anyway.  If only

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