Joanne Bealy is the author of At the Mercy of Gravity, a book of poems, and her essays have appeared most recently in Cahoots and Bright Lights Film Journal. “Fruit of the Womb” received an honourable mention in the 3rd Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.
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ADVICE FOR THE LIT-LORN Why doesn’t anyone in North America say barmy for balmy? According to my research, Barmy came first and still enjoys a jolly life. But most North American dictionaries don’t even mention the earlier Scots barmy. —Simon McGavin, Cyberspace |