hopeful but afraid

she holds our world together

daring to be brave

---

Tina Stewart Brakebill is a former history professor and (twice) published biographer. Now she spends her days writing for a local magazine and her nights scribbling flash fiction, essays, and haiku, including pieces for The Drabble and Pure Haiku. Find out more by visiting her at www.tinastewartbrakebill.com

Selected by the editor as a featured submission, November 2020