Loch Raven Review - 2007 Fall - Mary Susan Clemons

Mary Susan Clemons has several short stories published in Bronzer! She has poems published in Loch Raven Review and Amaze-The Cinquain Journal. She is the co-manager of an on-line writer’s group, The Writer’s Journals. She is also active in a local writer's group, The Poet's Corner.

Fall 2007 Table of Contents - Vol. III, No. 3
Poetry Translations Interview Essays Fiction Book Notes & Reviews

Mary Susan Clemons Back in the Game “Widow” no longer holds its Mae West mysterious charm. We are as common as candy corn on Halloween. My children scoff at my youthful escapades. Their children warn of a horror filled world. Their children, amazed, believe I alone can understand. My needs are primal – warm, safe, touched. My wit and gentle ways fill my bed. Safe sex? I no longer feared culture’s brands or an unwelcome babe. HIV adds itself to my ailments. I flirted with the cloaked one. He, like a child at his mother’s hem, gently tugs. I struggle to balance. How do I keep this secret from my generations, but not from my partners? © Mary Susan Clemons

Poetry Translations Interview Essays Fiction Book Notes & Reviews