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)
Ode to a Friendship
We met as kids at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When seated in alphabetical order, Joseph Francis McKenna noted how we Micks formed a pod. He and Tim and I were buddies hanging out on the “playground” that was a parking lot in front of the church and school. The actual playground with swings and monkey bars near the graveyard was reserved for younger kids. The parish was established in 1875 and we attended about a century later when there was nothing much to do at recess but stand around and talk. We acted like it was our job to crack each other up.
By Vivian R McInerny2 years ago in Humans
Overland to India
We stood around a plaza in Delhi, India, near a post office or visa office, some sort of public building with space out front where young travelers gathered. The details blur. What remains in razor-sharp focus is how my eighteen-year-old self felt when I saw her; brutally smug.
By Vivian R McInerny2 years ago in Wander
