Written Tales

  • Arvilla Fee

    Arvilla Fee lives in Dayton, Ohio, with her husband and children. She teaches at Clark State and has been published in numerous magazines. Her three poetry books, The Human Side (2022), This is Life (2023), and Mosaic: A Million Little Pieces (2024), can be found on Amazon.

February 23, 2026

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A girl counts down four weeks in a group room with folding chairs, a prickly counselor, and notebooks full of assignments, while the words “aged out” sit unanswered in her...

February 5, 2026

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Blinds stay closed as lilac scent slips inside; a cardinal sings all morning. Coffee cools while a widower watches pink crabapple blossoms burn outside the window.

January 22, 2025

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Automated prompts recycle, background music follows. The phone goes on speaker as frustration rises with each step across the kitchen.