Richard Holinger’s poetry, fiction, essays, criticism, and book reviews have appeared in The Southern Review, The Iowa Review, Boulevard, Witness, and elsewhere. His short fiction collection, Not Everybody's Nice, won the 2012 Split Oak Press Flash Prose Chapbook Contest, and Kattywompus Press published his chapbook of innovative flash fiction, “Hybrid Seeds: Little Fictions.” Degrees include a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from The University of Illinois at Chicago.
We came to New Town as newlyweds. They let us in. Hugs made us feel welcome. They gave us our stations and we started our internships. Everyone helped us acclimate. Soon we felt integrated. Milandra took to having babies and nurturing them, while I took to giving archery lessons. I held them in the woods, beyond the wall. We shot… Read more →