I may never be a mother Thank you mom Your tongue quells an itch Right between my ears Then you walk As you always do, right? Out the door Traces of you are left In the air The same air coercing your Butterfly coercion of the door Closed and closing by that butterfly touch and […]
Author Archives: Emily Thurlow
Emily Thurlow was named assistant editor in 2025. She oversees the arts and features pages for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Greenfield Recorder. She's also the editor of the Valley Advocate. An award-winning journalist and photographer, Thurlow has roved from central and western Massachusetts, Arizona, Pennsylvania and back again. She's covered a tornado, wildfires and tariff tussles as well as business and nonprofit issues, education, and arts and culture.
