Published inScrittura·PinnedLet’s All Write The Next Banned BooksPoem — let’s all write the next banned books let the words connect our hearts to rights let all beings feel seen and understood even those who’d strike the match-ignite the fire, for power-hungry virtue eaters — have you known the pages by yourselves? did you once long to be a better reader, see…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inThe Howling Owl·PinnedMember-onlyLongevityFree Verse — My husband’s grandmother told me, after she released the last balloon on her one-hundred-year celebration, to never stop moving that’s the only part my son remembers: the balloons but she knew him two jets in the bluest sky dart over Lake Erie like tributes like honors two husbands two daughters five grandchildren eleven…The Howling Owl1 min readThe Howling Owl1 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDon’t Tell Your Grandma: Stories and PoemsNew Book Release! — I am so excited to announce my newest book, Don’t Tell Your Grandma, is out in the world! I revised my short collection, Soon We’re All Gone to Seed, to include many more poems and short stories, many of them born here on Medium. Content warning: This book contains images…Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Published inScrittura·PinnedMember-onlyScrittura Writers’ GatheringIntroducing a series of virtual gatherings for writers of Scrittura (and elsewhere) — The Invitation by Samantha Lazar you’re invited to a poet’s party bring all your readers and words to a place for language gathering and think of all the noticing a silver glint within the eye a feather affair before they fly formation in the glowing sky — the beauty of the birds …Poetry4 min readPoetry4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAbout the AuthorAlways learning teacher/writer/mama/wife/sister/daughter — Hi! My name is Samantha Rae Lazar. Thank you for taking the time to read my little auto-bio. I began writing on Medium in June 2019, and I am in love with this platform, even with all of its challenges and changes. …Introduction7 min readIntroduction7 min read
Published inScrittura·Sep 15Member-onlyWonderful WordsIn Celebration of Scrittura’s Writers: August — We are very excited to announce August’s editorial picks. Once in a blue moon, something truly hits us as wonderful. In this case, it is your words. We hope you will enjoy reading these as much as we did.Scrittura3 min readScrittura3 min read
Published inScribe·Sep 13Member-onlyGrief Releases Its HoldFree Verse — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Sep 5Member-onlyThe Algorithm of AgingI’ll probably regret writing this — My neck and spine are killing me. I have what looks like a snake in my lower back X-rays, and some cobra fangs threaten to sink from one vertebra to the next. Also, I think there’s a tiny robot following me around. Listening to my every thought. Eavesdropping on my…Aging2 min readAging2 min read
Published inScrittura·Aug 27Member-onlySuspense Before the SentenceProse poetry — What if we find out at the end of this shitshow, it was all a stage play — that they were Muppets dangling us face-first over the ravine — the river polluted by runoff from a papermill upstream — the groundwater and dowsing rods fashioned to find it — laced…Prompt2 min readPrompt2 min read
Aug 27Member-onlyA Season of Shifting PrioritiesUpdates on my writing/teaching world — Welcome to Virgo season in North Carolina (otherwise known as Hell’s Front Porch). Many of us couldn’t bear the ninety-nine degrees in the shade with 70% humidity and no rain enough to be outside to water the tomatoes, so we’ve decided it’s time to move on. …Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
