The young woman in jeans ripped at both knees and purple dyed hair tenderly brushed
away strands on the comatose patient’s forehead and didn’t try to hold back her tears.
Author Archives: joannejagoda
The Zephyr to Chicago
I’m sitting impatiently in the waiting room at the Emeryville train station on a fine spring day bobbling my leg and nibbling on a candy bar from the vending machine.
Ginny’s Window
Jeremy Pierce squirms on his cardboard “mattress,” pulling up the sleeping bag under his chin. The snores and moans of the other kids in the makeshift camp under the 880 freeway ripple the dark.
Angel in a Blue Prius
I wasn’t expecting to encounter an angel who drove a blue Prius.
A Phone Call in the Afternoon
When the phone rang in the afternoon in California in November of 2024 and I heard my daughter’s voice, I knew instantly something was wrong.
Ernie’s Miracle
I will never forget him though he has been gone since 2002. He made me believe in the
resilience of the human spirit. He made me believe in miracles.
Thrift Shop Blues
find a broken pencil in the back of your kitchen drawer
One More Time
find a broken pencil in the back of your kitchen drawer
My Valentine’s Day
find a broken pencil in the back of your kitchen drawer
A Walk in October
find a broken pencil in the back of your kitchen drawer
Joanne Jagoda 