Brianne Turczynski

Brianne Turczynski is a full-time writer living near Detroit. She holds a Master's degree in Education from Oakland University with a concentration in History and English. Her work has been published in the poetry anthology, Sixty-Four Best Poets of 2018 (Black Mountain Press), The 3288 Review, Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine, and The Record (Spring 2020). Brianne is currently working on a book about the Poletown neighborhood of Detroit with The History Press, and is currently directing and producing a documentary about Detroit neighborhoods and social justice.

The Velodrome

Miriam Birchfield’s abdomen plagued her to tears. Her tears burned and irritated her cheeks, and they made her see the reflection of herself as a blotchy stranger in the mirror. She took the bottle of bitters from her vanity; it was the last bottle Dr. Morel gave her before he died. She didn’t know if she would ever get another, because in approximately thirteen minutes, she would welcome a new doctor into Whittingham Estate, the place she had worked as manager of the staff and had lived her whole life.

Brianne Turczynski

Brianne Turczynski is a full-time writer living near Detroit. She holds a Master's degree in Education from Oakland University with a concentration in History and English. Her work has been published in the poetry anthology, Sixty-Four Best Poets of 2018 (Black Mountain Press), The 3288 Review, Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine, and The Record (Spring 2020). Brianne is currently working on a book about the Poletown neighborhood of Detroit with The History Press, and is currently directing and producing a documentary about Detroit neighborhoods and social justice.

The Velodrome

Miriam Birchfield’s abdomen plagued her to tears. Her tears burned and irritated her cheeks, and they made her see the reflection of herself as a blotchy stranger in the mirror. She took the bottle of bitters from her vanity; it was the last bottle Dr. Morel gave her before he died. She didn’t know if she would ever get another, because in approximately thirteen minutes, she would welcome a new doctor into Whittingham Estate, the place she had worked as manager of the staff and had lived her whole life.

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