Dear Reader, A young couple received two blank journals with writing prompts as a baby gift this month. It's the first time I've given journals, but it may not be the last. Life with newborn is a time of change. I hope the journals offer a way for each of them to capture feelings and experiences that might otherwise slip into new parent fog. What were the prompts? What do/did you most admire about your parents? How can you bring those things into your own parenting? List the emotions you felt...

It's a happy hour, Reader! Time to kick back and enjoy creative talents. A toast to Krista Allen, Lenore Balliro, Charlie Duane, Ellen P. Flynn, Anne-Marie Grillo, Amanda Lawrence, Heather Heath Reed, Carla Reynolds, Gavin Santos, and Lenore Sweeney for their contributions to this issue. Volume 3 is live! Read Sippizine Now Let me know what you think. Perhaps I'll see you on April 23, 6pm at the Mattapoisett Library for the next Writer's Prompt Session? Alanna Sippizine is funded in part with...

South Coast let me know, Reader? Were you curious about how the results for themes vote? "Home" is the Volume 4 Sippizine Theme It surprised me how close your votes were. Good ideas spring from many places, it seems. Let your mind frolic among the possibilities...The submission period opens in mid-September. While you email readers were split, "Home" was far again the favorite choice in Instagram-land. The digital version is almost ready to post. I can't wait to share it with you. I'm off and...