Forged in Grace
Consumption
by Tomi L. Wiley
I never wrote a poem about the night my father’s home lifted to the stars in sparks.
At that time I wasn’t writing muc... 
The Dying Fire
by Amy McElroy
On the reality show “Survivor,” contestants are voted off with the ceremonial snuffing out of their torches, and host Jeff... 
My Big Career: Fire Season
by Rebecca Lawton
My first blog post for My Big Career is in part about writers block. It came to me in the form of a poem, inspired by the wo... 
Getting Burned: On Difficult Friendships
by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
Recently, at a birthday party for a friend of my son’s, I heard myself refer to a child I encountered as “too sensi... 
My Big Oh: SympOsium. Where’s the Fire?
Welcome to the first SympOsium, Stephanie Naman's monthly roundup of the indie-visible gang to answer a burning question, as part of My Big Oh.
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Empathy in the Extreme
by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
People always want to know if your fiction is derived from “your real life.” Never sure where these strange charact... 













Amy McElroy says:
kali ma, thanks for your kind words. While I pieced this story tog...