Patricia Adelizzi

Retired from a healthcare career, Patricia Adelizzi writes about family, memory, and identity and uses a variety of genres, including memoir essay, flash fiction and poetry to tell her stories. Her work has appeared in Gramercy Review, Chicago Story Press, Bull and the 2024 Bay to Ocean Anthology. She resides on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with her husband.

Sunny Side Up

They are like yellow eyes staring from the buttered skillet. Their centers are slightly runny, their whites sizzle softly, and they never stick to the pan.
There is no question of how she would prepare them.