Ghost Parachute

A Literary Magazine

Words From The Other Side

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The Thing About Crying

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“Take your hands out of your pockets, let the water run, don’t worry about tomorrow when yesterday is gone…”—CAAMP, “Of Love and Life” I haven’t necessarily been counting, yet I know it’s been sixteen hours and thirteen minutes since I last cried. In a way that feels like a lifetime, a lifeline, or an accomplishment, […]

Never Have I Ever

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Never have I ever Enjoyed mini golf That’s what it says on my Hinge dating profile. That’s what it said on my Hinge profile. The one I made around the time this epidemic slipped into a pandemic into #QuarantineAndChill #StayHomeStaySafe, and #PandemicPissingContestAnxietyDepressionFaceButMakeItFashion. I have nothing against dating apps. They’re fun little toys that can help […]

COVID-19 and the Writing Process

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I feel a little bit like the Burgess Meredith character Henry Bemis in The Twilight Zone episode “Time Enough at Last.” In that episode, Bemis, an avid reader, finally has time to read to his heart’s content when he – and the local library – are the lone survivors of a nuclear war. However, just […]

Miracles in the Time of COVID

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When my daughter was fifteen months old, we survived a plane crash. Doctors and the media called her the miracle baby. Airlines advise parents to hold children her age in their laps, even though they know that as far as science is concerned, there is not a way to prevent a lap-sitting baby from becoming […]

The Thing About Appreciation and the Times We’re Living In

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“You know, Bailey, sometimes I don’t think I’m beautiful. But when I take a breath and dance, I know I am.” — Evolette, 6 years old. My son, Bailey, works at our Local Boys and Girls Club, which is a little like a mix of summer camp and day care. Bay has always been remarkable […]