Bobbie Wayne's Blog

Short writings by Bobbie Wayne, writer, musician and visual artist. Her stories have appeared in The Ravens Perch, Intrinsick, SLAB, Blueline Magazine, and Colere literary journal. Her new book "Lifelines" is available from Amazon.

We Are Not Strads

The roads from Marblehead, Massachusetts to Boston's Brigham and Womens Hospital are challenging, as are most in this state, and not just for those of us with bird bones. Even wearing my soft cervical collar, my teeth clack like castanets with every pothole and ditch. Driving on Massachusetts roads is, I imagine, like riding the Oregon Trail in a b...

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Tomatoes in my pocket

I woke, (partially) recalling there were tomatoes in my jacket pockets. The jacket was in the closet; hoped I'd remember tomorrow. It's been a bad year for gardening in Marblehead, MA. A cold drizzly spring made for late planting. Determined this year not to plant too many seedlings, I only started twenty seeds. Most years, I give away 20-30 tomato...

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