PinnedDonna Michelle GilmanWhy Everyone’s Covid is SpecialIt’s amazing how fast you can lose your normal.May 19, 20223May 19, 20223
PinnedDonna Michelle GilmanLosing God and GrandpaThe day I lost grandpa was the day I misplaced God.Sep 29, 2021Sep 29, 2021
PinnedDonna Michelle GilmanThe Space Haunts MeIt comes to me at night, hours after falling into a fitful sleep, wooden chair pushed against bedroom door, warding out the roving fiends…Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
PinnedDonna Michelle GilmanIn all of the Ways I Have Worked Hard and The Limitless Labors of Love“This is more work than I bargained for,” I say, kneading the crumpled tissue in my hand, eyes burning, cheeks glistening. I am sitting in…Aug 14, 2021Aug 14, 2021
PinnedDonna Michelle GilmanMy Reentry This Time was DisorientingA Micro Memoir for my MotherAug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Donna Michelle GilmanOur Sitting Ducks, Exposing the Vulnerability of American ChildrenAnother 19 children are dead. They did not die in a war. They did not die in a bus accident. They did not die from a contagious disease…May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Donna Michelle GilmanDances with Chickens, Coping in a World Gone CovidIn times of strife and overt fuckery my father was fond of saying “If I didn’t laugh, I’d be outside waving a chicken over my head.” I can…Jan 2, 2022Jan 2, 2022
Donna Michelle GilmaninAn Injustice!The Gift of a Painful LifeWhen did the pain start? Have you ever traced it back? All the way back? Do you recall the moment of its genesis? Was it the hot searing…Sep 15, 20211Sep 15, 20211
Donna Michelle GilmanThe Sea-saw in Death’s PlaygroundWhen Suicide Comes CallingAug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
