The strange encounter with that spider, my cellmate and only companion, caused me to reconsider my idea of love. In 1982 I was a 29 year old photojournalist in Central America digging into the dark world of the drug cartel and the sex trade which was helping to fund their operations. I had just finished … Continue reading A Spider’s Love by William Gilbert
How to Make a Spider Your Ally by M. A. Phillips
An invisible threat lurks outside, microscopic yet bigger than I can comprehend. I tell myself that I'm safe at home with my daughter. I miss my students in the classroom, but I'm blessed with technology and tea in our cozy home, isolated from the world. The giant can't get us. It's become a mantra. A … Continue reading How to Make a Spider Your Ally by M. A. Phillips
Wolfy by Jordan Magurk
he appearedone day in my fathers' new car8-legged and hairy he took up no spaceand was welcome to reside we offered shelterand warmth he trailed wisps of websand wonderas he roamed he stayed with usbut a weektoo short until he metan untimely demiseat the wheel
Barking Dogs and Jumping Spiders by Judyann Grant
The sun was shining and a pleasant breeze was ruffling the soft green leaves of the maple trees. Freshly mown grass, newly planted vegetable garden and melodious bird song added to the ambience, beckoning me outdoors. It was an idyllic setting and the perfect morning to enjoy my daily reading and writing time at the … Continue reading Barking Dogs and Jumping Spiders by Judyann Grant
The Life of a Dead Spider by Beckie O’Neill
Out to clean the gazebo. Sweep the screens and with a stick, swipe away the five spider egg sacs clinging to the underside of the eaves. On a chair’s mesh seat, a spider rests. Whoa is that alive? The diameter of its leg span has got to be three inches. Bump the chair. Note it’s … Continue reading The Life of a Dead Spider by Beckie O’Neill
All Those Legs by Leslie Sittner
I watch them in the morning when I wake. And nightly by the flame light of the woodstove. They‘re not even 24 inches up from my flattened body. They crawl along the rough-hewn boards covering the ceiling; they crawl over the cedar logs supporting those ceiling boards. They are delicate, elegant, fragile-looking; they are deceptively … Continue reading All Those Legs by Leslie Sittner
Webbed by Ruth Ann Dandrea
Like a spider I knitlife—a new web.Easier, not intricate.A single triangleof shawl. It willwrap over shoulderscross my heartand tie itself togetherin the back. Woolenarmor against a coldworld. My own hug.Like a spider I wait.Winding a new waythrough solitary dayshoping the familiarweb: house, garden,granddaughter, keepsme fed. Bound tolife. Understandingsecurity’s only amyth people tellthemselves to easea fear—of … Continue reading Webbed by Ruth Ann Dandrea
Delia and Heywood by Betsy Folwell
Is there such a thing as a garage spider? Maybe the landlocked version of a dock spider? The habitats are not that different so it made sense to Delia that the monster the size of a baby fist played some vital role in say, keeping flying bugs out of the bicycle spokes or snaring infant … Continue reading Delia and Heywood by Betsy Folwell
ADK Mountain Club seeks Director of Publications position
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) Position Announcement: Director of Publications The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is a diverse organization engaged in responsible outdoor recreation, education, stewardship, conservation, and advocacy. ADK’s Director of Publications is responsible for all aspects of ADK’s book, map, and calendar publishing program and is attentive to how these products function to advance … Continue reading ADK Mountain Club seeks Director of Publications position
