Writer
I returned home from a conference to find my contributor’s copies of the 30th anniversary issue of Fourteen Hills. Just look at this cover! I’ve been writing prose poetry based on dreams these last couple of years, and I’m honored to have a recent piece in this volume. Thanks to the editors, who have been wonderfully attentive and thorough through the whole process. 
Can’t wait to explore the rest of the issue!
Huge thanks to the editors of Barnstorm Journal for publishing my personal essay in their December issue! I wrote the piece years ago, after a memorable trip to Sedona. I’m thrilled it found such a beautiful home, and—as always—I’m grateful for our writing community and all the writers and editors out there who look over one another’s work with care. ❤️ You can read the piece on their site, as well as hear a recording of me reading an excerpt. Hope you enjoy it!
My flash essay, “Women Like Them,” appears today at Hawai’i Pacific Review. It processes an early student experience and features a turkey vulture! Big thanks to the editor, Tyler McMahon, for including it.
My prose poem “After the Date,” which appeared in print issue 25 of New Ohio Review, has been republished online. Thanks to the lovely NOR editors! Always such a pleasure to connect with them!
Lana Spendl 