almanac of feathers
Poetic prose, hopefully not prosaic poetry, and everything in between. Almanac of feathers combines the memories, emotions, and whims of the author into a diverse amalgamation of work that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through nature, grief, politics, and storytelling. Life is like a box of chocolates...almanac is like a box of chocolates except maybe half are lemon drops, but you don't know which ones until you bite into them. Good luck!
about livia
Livia Basche is a 17 year-old five-time published writer, winner of three Scholastic national medals, creator of a banned-books board game, and founder of the Youth Alliance for Writers and Poets, a student-judged writing exchange contest. She also is the secretary of her school’s biology journal, coaches and competes in Congressional debate on the national level, and has a black belt in Hapkido. She writes so others can find the same solace she has found in reading.
“Since August, the verbs of the English language have been split into two fundamental categories: the verbs I can say in the past tense and those I cannot. Love is in the second category. Love is always present tense. You love to collage chairs in bright tissue paper patterns and beachy themes, you love adding fun little baubles made from mismatched dangly earrings. You love me. You may not be here to love me, but I know you still do, because you never stopped. You never stop. I refuse to push your passion into the past. I suppose this essay is the beginning of my conjugational criminal career.
“Enough already,” as you would say. "This is ridiculous!" words my father now bears as a tattoo in your handwriting. Enough about your current state and my recent linguistic crimes. Wherever you are, however your verbs are conjugated, I love you in the present tense, and I always will.”