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Fictive Dream
Who are we when our life doesn’t allow us to let anyone get close? It's the question that sparked my flash fiction "Five Forbidden Friends."
Wander, Wonder, Write on Substack
It’s official: I started a newsletter on Substack: Wander, Wonder, Write. I want to share what gives me awe, what makes me wonder, and what I learn from the people I meet along the way.
Showcase Object & Idea
Lost Animal Identities: The first time I turned, I was seven years old. I sat on a hard mattress in my grandmother’s guest bedroom on the second floor with a man I truly liked, the clean-faced husband of my grandmother’s…
Traveling Around the World
How to live a life of long-term travel? A mystery to some, it is my reality. Here’s how my husband and I keep traveling around the world.
Superstition Review
How do we behave in unfamiliar environments? When do we know how to trust someone? How do strangers become friends? What is the Hour of Water?
Egypt on Your Own
Can you visit Egypt on your own? Is it safe to travel down the Nile valley? Here’s what I learned from our month-long independent journey.
Sidle Creek
Sidle Creek is the debut story collection by Jolene McIlwain. Although I’m still working on a full-blown critique, I can already say that the book blew me away.
