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Melissa Lemay

Melissa Lemay lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with her three children, four cats, and a dog. She never graduated college. She has lived an interesting life, and her experiences shape her writing (some might call it an obsession). She writes about God, addiction, trauma, healing, motherhood, and many other things. She enjoys spending time with family, drinking good coffee, and being outdoors. She loves animals. Her poem, Ephemeral, was chosen as "Poetic Publication of the Year" for 2023 at Spillwords Press.

Features

Onirobiont

Spillwords Press Awards 2025

The News Stand Series

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Andrew Minhinnick

Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Spillwords Press Awards 2025

Not Just Another Resolution

Onirobiont

Buona Festa di San Giuseppe

The Manger Maker

An Unexpected Christmas Gift

The Masked Shoriers

The Carpenter

carpenter

Spillwords Press Awards 2025

Great Scott!

A Little Black Dress

Finding Refuge

The News Stand Series

The Lavender Pages

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As Our Birthdays Loom

Shells – A Pantoum

This Light Goes With Me

Transition

Heavenly Nuggets