Bernadette Powell

Bernadette Powell is both British and American. She lives in Berkeley. She has published poems in Poesis, UK, and book reviews in The Oakland Tribune and Photo Metro Magazine and has worked for many years as a fundraiser for nature conservation organizations such as The Yosemite Fund.

Wilderness History Map

When Tracy camped at the lake again the following summer, a zipped pocket of her jacket held a tiny silver pendant that was smaller than a dime and bore the whorled imprint of a baby-sized thumb.
Lola’s mother had explained this was a replica of her daughter’s thumbprint. Holding it, she had pressed her own thumb against the concentric ridges for a long moment.