Tawnya Marie GilbertTwo true KnotsI am in a hospital bed, just four days after my 19th birthday, in the delivery room, preparing to push my first baby out of my belly and…May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
Tawnya Marie GilbertCut the StringIt’s the Summer of 2006 I’m 24 years old, and I’m speeding down Hwy 395 Leaving Carson City Nevada. I have an opportunity to reveal my…May 11, 2021May 11, 2021
Tawnya Marie GilbertHeroic MeasuresI’m standing at the adult dentist waiting with my daughter. We are in masks, outside the glass door, on the second floor, waiting for the…May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Tawnya Marie GilbertI’m in the Pacific Ocean praying for a miracle and chewing raw ginger as my seasickness ebbs and…I’m only 17 on a mission for the impossible, to hitchhike out of Kalalau valley onto a willing tour guide boat and take a free ride to the…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
Tawnya Marie GilbertIt should be silent.A woman’s voice hurling obscenities at someone outside. I just want to sleep, but when you are awakened by such unforeseen cries of crisis…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Tawnya Marie GilbertI wake alone, in the closet of a bare room.The mornings are lonely. I clean up the evidence of my hideaway-a bag of empty cookies, a few dirty clothes and the only blanket my…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
