Kelley Quinn : Writing

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

A Poem by Kelley Quinn


I borrowed your copy of Across the Universeand never watched itbecause there were too many expectations to love it -I was never a huge Beatles fan any..
Her

Her

A Poem by Kelley Quinn


When you died,I stopped writing in my journal.I didn't care anymore.I didn't want the memories to leave me. I wanted them to bemine.And if I wrote the..
Little Thoughts

Little Thoughts

A Story by Kelley Quinn


I was nine, sitting in the tree in my front yard, thinking about women. I never thought the wordgay, only that I would look at older women wa..
I Knew I Loved You When I Danced With You

I Knew I Loved You When I Danced With You

A Poem by Kelley Quinn


Apparently our entire universe is in a constant state of expansion. Even when we’re touching, our mol..
Late at Night

Late at Night

A Poem by Kelley Quinn


Baby,whisper to mebetween books betweenlibrary aisles.Run your fingerdown my spine so you don’t loseyour place.I want to fall in lovebeneath the..
The Measuring Cup

The Measuring Cup

A Poem by Kelley Quinn


The same daymy nephew tells me he lovesme, my father breaks ameasuring cup.My barefoot motherstands in thecorner of thekitchen.I run into the room,ask..
Title in Progress

Title in Progress

A Story by Kelley Quinn


“Alright, we got four kegs, fifteen pledges, five handles of that weird Killer Vodka that Bronx likes, a pack of 800..
Una Flora

Una Flora

A Poem by Kelley Quinn


A world exists between your lips and mine - A volcano’s edge your mouth craters, with teeth so white I mis..
I Locked Him Away

I Locked Him Away

A Poem by Kelley Quinn


I locked him away,buried him beneaththe hibiscus plantbehind the shed with thedoor that always creaks. And I piled on the di..