Emily Ferrellmid-mayI prefer mid-May to any other claim of “spring”. By now we have passed through the thin, reedy days of weak sunshine and too-eager…2 min read·May 13, 2023----
Emily Ferrellthree sixty fiveAnd so, a year has passed. It’s an arbitrary amount of time, really — what is 365 days in the larger picture but the time-worn drop, a…3 min read·Jan 22, 2023----
Emily FerrellStorm WarningThere’s been a storm coming. The weather forecast has been broadcast ad nauseam for the last five days, but they are too late — the storm…2 min read·Dec 24, 2022----
Emily FerrellHope is a Heartache: A Love Note to the RockiesThe progression from prairie ice to coastal mist is best witnessed gradually in order to fully grasp the magnitude of this land. There is…2 min read·Nov 22, 2022----
Emily Ferrellfull of graceMy voice is arthritic and stiff, rust spider-webbing through my veins and my language to eat away at my insides. I hope to god this is not…3 min read·Jul 23, 2022----
Emily FerrellFor Connie: Part 2You are sashaying back and forth in my mind in this exquisite emerald green velvet coat that now hangs in my front hall. I never saw this…2 min read·Feb 12, 2022----
Emily FerrellFor Connie: Part 1There is no time that feels right to write this.2 min read·Feb 9, 2022--1--1
Emily FerrellTiny CrueltiesAs I was exiting a subway car this afternoon, I passed a man with a red forehead and a bandana over his mouth about to board the car. After…2 min read·Nov 22, 2021--1--1