Fay L. Loomis leads a quiet life in the woods in Kerhonkson, New York. Member of the Stone Ridge Library Writers and the Rat's Ass Review Workshop, her poetry and prose appear in numerous publications. Fay’s poems are included in five anthologies, and her first chapbook, Sunlit Wildness, Origami Poems Project, debuted this summer.

Fay L. Loomis

Roundup Man, flash fiction by Fay L. Loomis at Spillwords.com

Roundup Man

Fay L. Loomis·August 10, 2024

Roundup Man written by: Fay L. Loomis - He was a college professor (psychology, literature), therapist (specialty pet bereavement), and author (sappy poetry)...

English Literature

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Brittle Fragments, a short story by Fay L. Loomis at Spillwords.com

Brittle Fragments

Fay L. Loomis·May 22, 2024

Brittle Fragments written by: Fay L. Loomis - I don’t remember how Louise and I met. We were students...

Literature English

·7 mins read

Christmas to The Bone, a short story by Fay L. Loomis at Spillwords.com

Christmas to The Bone

Fay L. Loomis·December 26, 2023

Christmas to The Bone written by: Fay L. Loomis Kindergarten was full of new experiences that changed...

English Literature Christmas

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The Want of a Teddy Bear, non-fiction by Fay L. Loomis at Spillwords.com

Want of a Teddy Bear

Fay L. Loomis·August 20, 2023

Want of a Teddy Bear written by: Fay L. Loomis For more than thirty years, my Teddy...

English Literature

·3 mins read

The Book, a memoir by Fay L. Loomis at Spillwords.com

The Book

Fay L. Loomis·December 15, 2022

The Book written by: Fay L. Loomis They clicked the first day of kindergarten. Fay fell in...

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Hog Swill, a short story by Fay L. Loomis at Spillwords.com

Hog Swill

Fay L. Loomis·June 8, 2022

Hog Swill written by: Fay L. Loomis Dad held the purse strings as tight as his fist...

Literature English

·1 min read

Purple Dress, 1945, a poem by Fay L. Loomis at Spillwords.com

Purple Dress, 1945

Fay L. Loomis·May 12, 2021

Purple Dress, 1945 written by: Fay L. Loomis she wears hand-me-down saved for special occasion to Sunday...

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