A Quiet Courage

A Journal of Microfiction and Poetry in 100 Words or Less

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EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: EXCITING NEWS! NEW LITERARY MAGAZINE!

To all friends and fans of A Quiet Courage: Exciting news! We have a new literary magazine, a successor to Continue reading →

EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: A QUIET COURAGE IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Unfortunately for many reasons A Quiet Courage is permanently closed. A Quiet Courage is currently permanently closed, and will never Continue reading →

The Myth of Talent

Would you ask a violinist “How much do you practice?” or a ballerina about her grueling daily dance routine? Everybody Continue reading →

Cat-Sitting in Iowa City

Before leaving me in charge of her clowder of cats, Avis took all of them for one last walk behind Continue reading →

Favorite Surprises

I love having my attention hijacked, the unpredictable word engaging me. A rabbit running across a city street in the Continue reading →

Universality

Pain has no religion. Poverty has no nation. Disaster has no country.   All colors of eyes have tears. All Continue reading →

To the Seventeen-Year-Old Boy Who Vandalized the Holocaust Memorial

In anger, I want to shake you. The burning fades— now overwhelming sympathy for the emptiness of your still-growing brain. Continue reading →

The Good Boy

I talk to the dog who is a good boy. I tell him we had a great time today, that Continue reading →

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