elisabeth howland

It’s not every day you get told you have the heart of a viper.  I considered it.  Then I thought, […]

BLACKBERRY SEASON Not far up the hill on the gravel road is an old local living in a trailer singing

It is always good to have cashmere on the California coast. One may encounter wind and sun, rain and fog,

There is always an entry point to every story. This time it\’s on the Green Line, riding up through South

Jesus Christ. This is what he said when he was finally inside of me. Like something had caught him off-guard,

The sense of a request I can‘t ever fulfill To love him only, forever And I already love more than

Apologize? Look, I have said repeatedly, we made a mistake in creating the void.” — Governor Andrew Cuomo Here we

For my last happy hour with the Governor, I have to scour the cupboard for alcohol. It’s not that I’m

This afternoon the Governor’s smile was priceless. Yes, yes, we are going to go through the numbers and give you

Here we are in the (new) summer season, supposedly normal. That is to say, normal with a recent spike in

My brain had different thoughts underwater. Truth swimming, or sinking, seeping out the cracks. There is an unveiling in this

So speaking of elder wisdom, I just made pirogis for your Polish grandma. I made pirogis just so I can

Over the weekend the protests continue, many of them loud, some of them silent. All the lost lives that have

This is what we must do. We must say a prayer for our ancestors. We need to dig up and