Besides being full of excellent stories that make you feel you’re plumbing the Atlantic, The Forge is a visually stunning platform. I’m honored to have my creative nonfiction work “The Boots” published there today.
The Forge editors were some of the nicest with whom I’ve worked. When my piece was selected, I was days away from going in for brain surgery. I explained that some of my interview answers were unusual, as it was an unusual time in my life. Not only did they not delete or suggest changes for my responses, the editors were genuinely concerned for my welfare.
The questions from Sara Crowley were whimsical and fun. Bob and I took turns answering them on our last date-night before surgery. It was one of the most special times of my life, sipping champagne in the study of an 1880’s B & B laughing about our answers to questions like, “You are wallpaper; what is your pattern?”
The questions from editor Sommer Schafer were deep and challenging. They bade me take a closer, more analytical look at my writing strategies, many of which flow unconsciously from the fountain of literature I’m constantly drinking.
I hope you enjoy “The Boots.” I am no longer six years old, but that wounded six-year-old sometimes has a hold on me. When I write about her, she becomes both immortal (in a sense) and mortally wounded.
KL Griffiths 
Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the vulnerability.
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Great piece really enjoyed that
I can’t seem to open your story on their site. 😦 I’ll try later. Congratulations!
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Congratulations, Kelly!
Thanks for sharing this piece. It’s a perfectly formed gem.
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Just read you story Kelly. Pitch perfect and so moving.
Wow! You took me to the farmhouse. So powerful and eloquently told. Your writing skills blow my mind. Congratulations on having it published! Go, Kelly!!!
“Soft words fall as gently on my own ears as on the recipient’s, and enunciated words will be understood the first time.”
You read my interview!! 🙂
Of course!