I can conserve words as I once warmed
crystals, a single flake upon the valley
of my tongue
Author
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Laura Adrienne Brady is a writer, educator, and singer-songwriter (known as Wren). Laura’s poems and essays have appeared in Brevity, EcoTheo Review, Cold Mountain Review, A Body You Talk To: An Anthology of Contemporary Disability, Seattle city buses, and elsewhere. Her most recent project, Pink Stone: Songs from Moose Lodge, is a folk album of original songs and an illustrated companion book of essays and photography. Supported by a 4Culture Art Projects Grant, the collection explores themes of illness, intimacy, and healing, set against the backdrop of Washington’s Methow Valley. Laura’s work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and The Best of the Net, and she holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Northern Arizona University.