As the second month of the 2023 Creative Writing Showcase enters its final week, it is a real honour to welcome back Tina Mattern with the second part of her latest series of contributions.
You can read The Nightmare - Part 2 (The Blessing of Friends) here.
You can read The Nightmare - Part 2 (The Blessing of Friends) here.
Tina Wagner Mattern is a 72-year-old Portland Oregon writer who has recently published her memoir, “Butter Side Up, Thank God” and is currently at work on the sequel. She has been published numerous times in well-known anthologies such as Chicken Soup for the Soul, the Maine Review and most importantly, Robert Fear’s excellent anthology series over the last 4 years. This story is an excerpt from another of her memoirs-in-progress, “When Good Boobs Go Bad—What’s Up With That, God?” which she began 23 years ago and put on hold to finish Butter Side Up. Write to her at [email protected].
