Krista Schumacher

Krista Schumacher’s creative nonfiction has appeared in Reunion: The Dallas Review, Fourth & Sycamore, and in publications on Medium. She earned a Certificate in Creative Writing from the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program in 2022 and holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology. She is a public health researcher and professor at Oklahoma State University.

Goodnight Children

At twenty-three, I packed my car with an air mattress and bedding, a pot and pan, a few dishes, knives, forks and spoons, two small lamps, all the clothes I could fit into a large suitcase, a new pair of hiking boots, and my black lab mix. My sister and brother-in-law pulled their coats tight against the brisk March wind while I finished loading Ziggy. We hugged goodbye in the parking lot of an Oklahoma City IHOP, Kim wiping away tears and Bill smiling warmly. “Good luck,” he said as I closed the driver’s side door.

Creative Nonfiction

Issue 69, January 2023

Krista Schumacher

Krista Schumacher’s creative nonfiction has appeared in Reunion: The Dallas Review, Fourth & Sycamore, and in publications on Medium. She earned a Certificate in Creative Writing from the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program in 2022 and holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology. She is a public health researcher and professor at Oklahoma State University.

Goodnight Children

At twenty-three, I packed my car with an air mattress and bedding, a pot and pan, a few dishes, knives, forks and spoons, two small lamps, all the clothes I could fit into a large suitcase, a new pair of hiking boots, and my black lab mix. My sister and brother-in-law pulled their coats tight against the brisk March wind while I finished loading Ziggy. We hugged goodbye in the parking lot of an Oklahoma City IHOP, Kim wiping away tears and Bill smiling warmly. “Good luck,” he said as I closed the driver’s side door.

Creative Nonfiction

Issue 69, January 2023

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