by Lorinda Boyer | Apr 26, 2022 | Short Fiction
A short piece of fiction from 2018 Mom and I saved her brother from the camping trailer he was dying in. He was too weak to get out of bed, too weak to use a bathroom or feed himself. The trailer buzzed with flies and smelled of human waste. I held my hand over my... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Apr 3, 2022 | Award
The BookFest Awards honors authors who create outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction. Books are judged in categories based on genre, theme, and aesthetics. Books published in the past five years are eligible. Entries are vetted by an initial team, then the final... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Mar 29, 2022 | Memories
At 99 she was Scrabble QueenBeating the young and the oldAnd everyone in betweenWith tiara perched atop her headShe counted up her pointsThe game she always ledLorinda Boyer “My name is Esther,” her blue eyes focus on me, then past me. Ringlets of white hair... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Mar 20, 2022 | Memories
“The living mother-daughter relationship, you learn over and over again, is a constant choice between adaptation and acceptance.” — Kelly Corrigan, Glitter and Glue I rest a foot on my shovel, wipe the sweat from my forehead, survey my progress. Anytime I work... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Jan 8, 2022 | Award
For immediate release: Author’s new book receives a warm literary welcome. Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Non-Fiction – LGBTQ book “Straight Enough” by Lorinda Boyer, currently available...
