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Readers’ Comments
- On "Birding by Ear": Excellent piece. I loved the tension, and the rhythm. As well as the juxtaposition of the ages, both the husband and the teacher, and the... – Christine Nichols
May 15 - On "Birding by Ear": That last line and image is wonderful, as is the entire poem. I like its rhythm, partly gliding, partly flitting. – Amy Holman
May 10 - On "Mistletoe": My dear Mr. Flythe Jr.You won't remember, but back in the late 70s when I was a beginning writer, you sent me personal comments on... – Eve Ott
Apr 24 - On "Kritios Boy": Thank you so much for your comment, Mickie! It really touched me, and made me go back and look at the piece again. I wish... – Nancy Ludmerer
Apr 23 - On "Kritios Boy": This is essay was absolutely beautiful. I got so caught into the rawness, the realness, of your story that I was taken miles and years... – Mickie
Apr 23 - On "Rule of Snowman": Hi Steve its Dave – David Siugzda
Apr 15 - On "Luffing": Your essay is enthralling! The family dynamics are so keenly observed and spread out before the reader, that we understand the crucial relationships. I grew... – Marylin Schultz
Mar 17 - On "Mistaken Identity": .....we are all of a closet, one way, one time or another ..the nature of the beast...how it turns out in life,, depends on one's... – david bates
Mar 04
- On "Birding by Ear": Excellent piece. I loved the tension, and the rhythm. As well as the juxtaposition of the ages, both the husband and the teacher, and the... – Christine Nichols
Judy Fort Brenneman
Latte Contributor
Author Archives: Judy Fort Brenneman
Judy Fort Brenneman is an award-winning author, essayist, and playwright. She is especially interested in human resilience: how we survive, learn and grow from, and transcend traumas and challenges. Her articles, essays, reviews, and plays have appeared in a wide range of publications and places. She is co-editor of and contributor to the award winning anthology High IQ Kids: Collected Insights, Information, and Stories from the Experts and bylined ghost writer for Positive Parenting for Bipolar Kids. Judy is also a writing coach, with a special emphasis on clients who have brain injuries, mental illnesses, and other neurological challenges. Through her company, Greenfire Creative, she creates and presents writing workshops, including the Interpretive Writing Intensive.
Amanda’s Violin
Third Prize, 2011 Literal Latte Essay Award.
The round table at the coffee shop is covered with a dark green and tan cloth. The four chairs fill its arc on the side away from the wall. I’m on one end of the arc; my backpack and a white teddy bear named Snowball fill the next two chairs; and Amanda, a slight, elven-faced girl-child of ten, sits in the fourth chair….