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Ruth Hawley

Ruth Hawley has an MFA in Creative Writing from Stonecoast at the University of Southern Maine. Her publications are listed at ruthhawley.com.

On the Rocks

I decide to get out of the house while I can.
Before I can consciously articulate my heading, I’ve arrived at the beach by the lighthouse. Here, in the imprints of ebbing tides, is where I like to treasure hunt. Caws of herring gulls reverberate off grayscale skies as I begin my search.
It doesn’t take long for me to lose the sense of time passing. Minutes or hours later, I’m surprised to see another hand reach for the same piece of sea glass I’ve spotted, cobalt poking out between shards of tumbled rock. A jolt runs through me when our fingers touch. Read more.

Issue 76
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