Melissa VolkerAug 27, 20208 minMy Truth. I’ve been called things as a result. I’ve been accused of not getting it. I’ve read those conveniently meme-centric posts that flat out tell
Melissa VolkerJan 4, 20201 minOf Circuitry and StarsOffering a free read of a short story uncharacteristic of my writing -- cyberpunk! Get it at the dropdown link "Extras" under fiction....
Melissa VolkerMay 17, 20192 minUntil It Is Just "Batwoman"Superheroes are big. In TV and movies. Cool. I love superheroes. Recently, women superheroes have been featured -- Wonder Woman and...
Melissa VolkerApr 16, 20192 minAs The Cathedral BurnedI am not religious, and I only visited once when I was eighteen, and certainly didn’t appreciate it the way I would today. Nevertheless,...
Melissa VolkerJul 27, 20183 minDEEP WATERS thoughts on my writing: its failings, its purpose, its promiseMy published collection of short stories was born of a time in my early adulthood in Manhattan where I was single, sometimes lonely,...
Melissa VolkerJun 8, 20185 minThe Buddha and the WaspThere have been words milling around my insides for a while now, but they couldn't find a place to land. Politics and social issues...
Melissa VolkerApr 17, 20181 minShattered - a poem for a fictional characterWhen truth has failed, your faith has sundered You lift your gaze, the question wondered The bough has broke The veil was felled, You...
Melissa VolkerFeb 18, 20182 minMy Father's TearsMy father disliked how our society views children -- as though they are less-than simply because they are new to the world. In his work...
Melissa VolkerDec 4, 20172 minA Hero Among UsIf you Google, "What makes a good hero?" in fiction there are a fair amount of hits that come up with lists of qualities and...
Melissa VolkerNov 20, 20173 minTime -- And Time AgainTime, time, time See what's become of me While I looked around For my possibilities I was so hard to please Look around Leaves are...
Melissa VolkerNov 18, 20172 minThrowing Down the BonesYou keep waiting for me to speak, but my words died a long time ago -- about the time you stopped listening. But I know more than you...
Melissa VolkerNov 16, 20172 minNo Time for MetaphorsI have no time for metaphors. In my living room, a half empty coffee cup on the table, a cat retching up a fur-ball in the corner -- and...
Melissa VolkerNov 16, 20171 minHaiku 2 - of a bloomof lavender bloom awash in mist remembered and fading away
Melissa VolkerNov 15, 20172 minWaiting to DrownWe are drowning in mediocrity, oblivious to our impending end. We are satisfied with the bland, content with the merely okay -- no, worse...
Melissa VolkerNov 14, 20171 minDay 1 -- just another daydesiccated brown against ashen gray lining i am inside out
Melissa VolkerOct 12, 20176 minFor The Love of ItI guess in my heart -- in that place that nags you not to eat the last cookie, or buy that too-expensive dress, or get tied up with a guy...
Melissa VolkerOct 2, 20174 minThe Clothes Make the Man (it's not about power suits and red ties)We've all heard the phrase: the clothes make the man. Wear a power suit, and people will treat you accordingly. Wear rags, and the same...
Melissa VolkerSep 25, 20173 minAppropriately InappropriateI have difficulty with this notion that there is an appropriate time to protest injustice and conversely, an inappropriate time. How is...
Melissa VolkerSep 24, 20173 minA WishA friend posted a photo on Facebook the other day of one of those cool city fresco paintings; you know the ones -- they are those...
Melissa VolkerSep 17, 20173 minSilenceAnother installment in the process of getting (the right) words on paper: When I'm working on a book, my first draft tends to be an...