Kailey Tedesco's books She Used to be on a Milk Carton (April Gloaming Publications) and These Ghosts of Mine, Siamese (Dancing Girl Press) are both forthcoming. She is the editor-in-chief of a Rag Queen Periodical and a performing member of the NYC Poetry Brothel. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. You can find her poetry featured or forthcoming in Prelude, Prick of the Spindle, Bellevue Literary Review, Vanilla Sex Magazine, and more. For more information, please visit kaileytedesco.com.
Motherhood & Love Post-Divorce
Lee Taylor is a writer, musician and light worker raising two children in Brooklyn, NY. She has an MFA in creative writing from The New School and spent the past six years living and blogging in Switzerland. Her essay “The Patron” was recently published in the inaugural print edition of Hofstra University’s literary journal, Windmill. She was also featured in the March issue of Bodega, an online literary magazine.
Read MoreHow Have I Survived this Long on Planet Earth?
You’re gone, which is fine. After I dropped you at the airport on Sunday I went home. I felt pretty proud of myself for hanging up all of those fancy prints and artwork we’ve collected over the past few years. It sorta felt like I was my mom up there, standing on your recliner with a hammer. I had chicken in the crockpot. It was nice.
Read MoreWitchy World Roundup: May 2016
These are interviews, articles, and pieces of literature that I've read in the past month.
Read MoreWhy I Didn't Change My Name When I Got Married
At some point in my development, before I entered high school, I’m sure, I knew two fundamental facts about myself: I am a writer, and I wasn’t one to marry until I was at least 28.