Erin Cleary

A well-thought metaphor can deepen an author’s meaning or inspire an entire story. Metaphors can be new and surprising or teeter on the...

For the last three years, I’ve chosen a word to help guide and challenge me in the year ahead. This word relates specifically to my...

A few weeks ago, on a steamy, spring afternoon, my husband and I sat in the car in the Home Depot parking lot. Our trunk was full of...

When I lost my father one month ago today, it was not unexpected, but it was a surprise. I will save my tribute to the man for another...