Echoes
by Erin Jamieson
All the lonely homes with howling dogs & aroma of clove on sweet potato casserole- perhaps chubby fingers steal a bite before distant relatives arrive, perhaps a girl wanders from room to room in an ill-fitted sweater that transforms her body into something she is expected to inhabit, a soft capitulation she doesn’t even realize she will resent years later, in a home of her own, where her relatives echo in her mind as she prepares a supper for one, her house developed in warmth she never once experienced when she was young.
Erin Jamieson (she/her) holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Miami University. Her writing has been published in over eighty literary magazines, including two Pushcart Prize nominations. Her poetry chapbook, Fairytales, was published by Bottlecap Press and her most recent chapbook, Remnants, came out in 2024. . Her debut novel (Sky of Ashes, Land of Dreams) came out November 2023. She resides in Loveland, Ohio. Twitter: @erin_simmer