Charlotte M. Porter

Charlotte M. Porter lives and writes in an old citrus hamlet in north central Florida. Look for her most recent work in Neologism, Susurrus, Bridge VIII, Broken Antler, The Garlic Press, ZiN (Croatia) and brave Apofonie (Ukraine). Charlotte recommends working with a local food pantry, not only to share groceries, but also to learn about food distribution in the United States.

In the desert, death did not translate as tragedy or adage. Death was ordinary. Mendicant friars on donkeys trudged by his body without so much as a rosary prayer. Government lorries didn’t stop.

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