Erin Conway is an experienced classroom teacher, nonprofit staff trainer and curriculum designer who has worked both locally and abroad, specifically ten years in indigenous villages in Guatemala. She consults on outreach programs that utilize diverse texts and currently works for UW-Madison, Division of Extension Rock County. Her primary social platforms are Facebook and LinkedIn and she also manages a website and blog at erinconway.com. Previous publishing credits include the Midwest Review, The Sonder Review, Vine Leaves Press, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Cleaning Up Glitter, The Hopper, and Kind Writers.
Carry On Baggage
The flight wasn’t long from Guatemala City to Dallas, two hours. It wasn’t long from Texas to Wisconsin either, two and a half hours more. Finding something to do for that timespan was nothing compared to the twenty-four plus hours it took to visit my brother and his family in Tel Aviv. Read more.
Dust Choked and Sore
It’s a buzz and a bump. Etta laid her head back on a torn seat cushion.
And a flip and a thump.
No air conditioning in the truck cab meant duct tape stuck to her neck in the heat. Tang. She was almost… The phrase began but she couldn’t end it. Twang. Where was she? Read more.