Diane Rosier Miles

Diane Rosier Miles’ background includes a Pushcart Prize nomination by Ancient Paths in 2009 for her short story "Lament." Her work has also been published by other literary magazines such as Litbreak, and has been well-received by Kirkus Reviews and Midwest Book Review. Diane holds a B.S. in English and an M.S. in Technical and Science Communication. She is also a former adjunct faculty member in communications at Drexel University and the University of Delaware.

Blood for Sail

While I stood in a wide-brim hat pondering the habits of Gladiolus “Kirov,” the call to a new life came. I was lost in gardener’s thoughts in the sunshine. As is often the case, I was busy feeling confronted by math as I guessed the number of inches between the “Stella de Oro” daylilies naturalized in my flowerbed. The “Kirovs” would nestle between them.
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