Side effects include: insomnia. But gone are the reverberations of the day’s thoughts, the should haves and second guesses. Gone is the ricochet of what could be, scenarios crafted with increasing fallout until, heart pounding and breathless, the night slips away. The worry remains in singular form. The roads may be icy in the morning. […]
Kathryn Hively
KATHRYN HIVELY received an MFA from George Mason University and an MA from Rutgers University. Her work has appeared in Scary Mommy, The Museum of Americana, and The San Antonio Review, among others. Though raised in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, she currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters.

