Stories

A small ode to the oh-so-glamorous life of a writer. 

STORIES 
by Carrie Karnes-Fannin

Words carried on wind 
tickle my ears, asking for 
paper, pen, and time. 

Stories swirl around, 
playing dress-up as motes 
riding on sunbeams. 

​"Be lost in the call” 
the best writing books tell me. 
But the call is lost, 
  
When my dog grumbles, 
the old dryer rattles and thumps 
and the doorbell rings. 
  
So night falls before 
I find paper, pen, and time 
to catch words on wind 
  
Or to see stories 
dancing in a cloud of dust 
from my unswept floor.