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Jerri Lynn Sparks
Jan 28, 20216 min read
Red-Eye Gravy And The Food That Built Me
It’s 4AM and I can’t sleep. Last night I resorted to comfort food to soothe my frustration: mac and cheese with a breadcrumb topping and...
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Jerri Lynn Sparks
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Jared's Recipe For A Happy Life
Smoothies & Sundays One weekend morning a week my adult son with autism comes home and we cook together. This morning we made chocolate...
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Jerri Lynn Sparks
Jan 28, 20214 min read
That Time We Became Alright
Exploding Glass And Unexpected Serenity Last night dinner exploded, in my hands, in my hair, on my clothes, on my face and all over the...
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Jerri Lynn Sparks
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Fatback
A poem about my Cherokee grandmother What I remember most is the sizzle of fatback as it hit the cast iron skillet The scent of bacon...
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Jerri Lynn Sparks
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Before Sun And Strangers
A poem about the last kiss... I wake up before sun and strangers in winter and wander Before duties and dangers and things that I ponder...
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Jerri Lynn Sparks
Jan 28, 20211 min read
The Best Peace In Years
A poem about silence We sat silently reading in the rain the soft drip-drip-drippity-drips being the only sound in our ears And I was...
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