by Mary McKSchmidt | Jan 26, 2026 | 2026, Poetry
In the darkness created by those intentionally unravelling the threads of our Constitution, let me see the light that keeps me hopefulgoodness will prevail,that gives me courage to speak and live my own truth,that allows me to see the beauty beyond the...
by Mary McKSchmidt | Jan 12, 2026 | Poetry, 2026
Like how he hadn’t wanted to make the four-hour drive to the once-familiar lake nestled in the mountains of northern Arizona— how repeated blows to his spine stillreverberated down his back decades after that last championship football game; like how he struggled to...
by Mary McKSchmidt | Jan 5, 2026 | Poetry, 2026
born to a published writer who loved life, a communications pioneerwho enhanced relations between public school leaders and voters so that every school millage passed; and to a man, born in poverty, whoearned an MBA in accounting and a PhD in economics to fightfor...
