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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

Lying in a Straight Line

I Am The Sky

The Secret Room

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Larry Vernier Sr

Spotlight On Writers – Etya Krichmar

Spotlight On Writers – Andrew Minhinnick

Love Is…

It’s My Name

I Am The Sky

Lover’s Petition

Concord Hymn

A Moment of Definition

Boston

Dirge

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Just to Be Beside You (Is Enough)

Mad Maddie

The Child Within

Of Roses and Thorns

The Secret Room

Second Life

Lying in a Straight Line

At Seven and a Half Charlwood Street

Eye of The Needle

Born Backwards

Aftermath

I Am Restless