Julia Schulz
Bio
I enjoy crafting poetry and telling stories. I especially love being in the "zone" when I take a deep dive with my subject matter, developing characters and settings and researching topics like history and sustainable living.
Stories (39/0)
The Last Real Snow Day
Charlotte glanced out the window at the snowflakes piling up under the night sky. She had just finished reading a story to her nephew's boy, Arthur, and tucked him into bed. He drifted to sleep as the snow blanketed the lawn. Charlotte was staying at her nephew Joe's house while Joe and his wife Lauren drove to a distant city for a conference on climate change.
By Julia Schulz3 months ago in Fiction
The Clothesline
Eighteen-year-old Pearl Taylor stood by the single window pane of the tenement apartment, gazing across the dark courtyard at the third floor room directly across from her. Somehow, despite her deep mourning and the daily drudgery of her new circumstances, the stars above shone brightly in the night sky, giving her a glimmer of hope for the days ahead.
By Julia Schulz7 months ago in Fiction
Channeling Elvis
BETH'S VIEW SUMMER OF 2020 The outside world was unknown to her, but she would see a glimpse of it through the window in his room. Now that she was allowed out of her room, the house seemed full of strangers, and Brian rarely asked her leave the staff room ("his room") like he used to do. The staff room had the only window that faced the driveway so Beth could see the cars pull up at staff changes. Her heart leapt when Brian's old green Toyota Camry arrived. It sank when Angie's white SUV parked,
By Julia Schulzabout a year ago in Fiction
Gracious
Blue polyester! Cellophane and thrust into hand- I smile thankfully. AFTER MY MOM AND I MOVED TO PENNSYLVANIA IN THE 90's AND BEGAN ATTENDING A SMALL CHURCH, WELL-MEANING PEOPLE WOULD GIFT US WITH VINYL GOSPEL ALBUMS THEY PRODUCED THEMSELVES DECADES AGO...ONES WE SECRETLY REFERRED TO AS "GUYS IN PALE BLUE POLYESTER SUITS." WE LEARNED TO SMILE AND SAY "THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR SINGING TALENT!"
By Julia Schulzabout a year ago in Poets
