Vivian R McInerny
Bio
A former daily newspaper journalist, now an independent writer of essays & fiction published in several lit anthologies. The Whole Hole Story children's book was published by Versify Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. More are forthcoming.
Stories (75/0)
Purple Cloud Challenge
Every night at midnight, the purple clouds came out to dance with the blushing sky. Jane and I watched the swirl of colors from where we lay, flat on our backs, atop the boulder. We’d landed on this rock island, approximately the size of a bedroom, four days earlier after capsizing our paddle boards. Actually, that’s not quite accurate. My best friend and I were gently paddling through the aquamarine waters off St. Thomas when our boards disappeared.
By Vivian R McInerny22 days ago in Fiction
Overland 3: Seeing Angels
Somebody saw an angel. It was slightly blurry, but still. We heard about it the next day during our break after the lunch rush. Lucy, John and I poured ourselves coffee then slid into one of the wood booths of the empty restaurant. Lucy whispered.
By Vivian R McInerny2 months ago in Wander
The Journey Starts
I said goodbye to my parents in the driveway. The summer of 1974, I graduated from high school, turned eighteen and, with money earned at the mall, bought a round-trip ticket to what seemed like a shimmering fairytale across the Atlantic: Europe.
By Vivian R McInerny2 months ago in Wander
Nostalgia for a Life Not Lived
Kids played soccer in the lobby. The first time I walked into the Crown Street apartment building to visit my daughter in Brooklyn, NY, five young boys ran after a well-worn soccer ball as it rolled across a black-and-white marble floor. They played beneath a hand-written sign that read: No Soccer in the Lobby.
By Vivian R McInerny3 months ago in Potent
