JAN SHOEMAKER’s work has appeared in the Rambler and on National Public Radio. She lives in Okemos, Michigan, with the two important males in her life: her husband, Larry, who builds her fires and pours her wine, and their golden retriever, Atticus, who keeps her warm on the couch.

Koans From My Mother

by Jan Shoemaker, July 2008 (Issue 391)

Where The Water Is

by Jan Shoemaker, June 2006 (Issue 366)