Three bags stoodat the ready,blue marker proclaiming them—Keep, Toss, Donate. William Morris said it best—anything that stays must prove its worthor dazzle with its beauty. I coaxed the jawsof her closet open,my honeyed humcompanion to fervent,ever-fresh intention. A midnight blue hatboxwith fading gold starsmarching across its topcalled from behind a jumbleof her … [Read more...] about What Not To Do While Decluttering, By: Melinda Coppola
Melinda Coppola
About Melinda Coppola
Melinda Coppola penned her first poem—about the color pink—at the tender age of 8. Her relationship with writing was mercurial for decades, but once she learned that her blood type is, in fact, poet, she has settled into a kind of quiet cohabitation with her muses. Melinda’s work has been published in many fine magazines, books, and periodicals including Spirit First, Third Wednesday Magazine, Willows Wept Review and Thimble Literary Magazine. Her primary job and joy is parenting a young woman on the autism spectrum. She also makes art, teaches Yoga, and communes with stones on Cape Cod beaches.
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