Crows in snow—two of them—
two drops of India ink on vellum—
each one eloquent as a perfect word.

-Martha Gehringer

“There are sharp flashes of light, moments when the miraculous world reveals itself to us swiftly, fully. And, because the mind is also a miracle, the lucky words sometimes arrive to capture that revelation and through it witness what it means to be alive. That is the gift of this gorgeous collection.”

– Mary Ann Taylor-Hall

Recent posts from Bigger Than They Appear:

• “Weather Depending” by Andrei Guruianu
• “Having Banished the Musicians” by Tom C. Hunley
• “Brevity” by Alan Elyshevitz
• “Sudden Storm” by Jane Gentry
• “Winter Heron” by Priscilla Atkins

Martha Gehringer is a teacher of writing in her 27th year as a member of the faculty of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.