Elaine Reardon

Easter Cherog

by Elaine Reardon Sleep and stillness cling to my eyes. Morning light trickles through pine branches into the kitchen where yeast has raised soft pillows of cherog dough overnight. I slide the fragrance of warm yeast into the waiting oven. I kept the fire going last night to coddle the dough, to be kind toContinue reading “Easter Cherog”

Winter Sounds

by Elaine Reardon We’ve gotten used to sounds deep in a winter night, a sharp ping of the wood stove reaching some cooler temperature, muffled tumbles of a smoldering log, the creak of floorboards as if someone walked quietly. Downstairs the refrigerator hums, the water heater readjusts. What is shifting inside this house I wonder,Continue reading “Winter Sounds”

Nan

by Elaine Reardon In Cambridge it’s snowing softly, and Nan sets the table for Sunday supper. She reaches into the fridge for butter, cold slices of ham, a jar of pigs feet. We crowd chairs around the table. I sit on Mum’s lap with a slice of bread, butter, ham. Not food I’m used to.Continue reading “Nan”

Elaine Reardon is a poet and herbalist. Her first chapbook, The Heart is a Nursery For Hope, won first honors from Flutter Press in 2016. Her second chapbook, Look Behind You, 2019, is about her family’s journey from immigration to assimilation. Most recently Elaine’s writing was published by Pensive Journal, Naugatuck Journal, and several anthologies. VisitContinue reading “Elaine Reardon”