AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“THE INSTRUMENT” was originally intended to be part a prose work the author was working on. Her daughter, upon hearing these words, suggested it was more poetry than prose and maybe could stand alone. The author agreed eventually that these words felt misplaced in the prose work.

REFRACTIONS—the poetry by Robert Roxby

“SMALL TOWN” first appeared in the author’s collection, Reflections on a Lifetime. Son of a coal miner, he spent most of his youth in small towns. Apparently, he developed an affection for what he found there.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—works by Kathleen Roxby

“ARE YOU SCARED?” is included this week for December 3, Roof Over Your Head Day.