Written Tales

  • Margaret D Stetz

    Margaret D. Stetz is a scholar and poet whose work carries the textures of her New York childhood—small kitchens, frayed rituals, and the quiet ways families learn to protect themselves.

December 2, 2025

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In August, scans were studied, ice crushed, pain medication begged for, as the refrain repeats: no one should die in the summer, while others vacation and drink.

June 17, 2024

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White marble blocks rise from green grass as dark trees shake awake. A yellow flash streaks past, the bus roaring in with bodies leaning out, shouting bottles-of-beer verses into the...

February 8, 2023

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Margaret D. Stetz recalls holidays spent pretending no one was home, a kitchen radio ticking out news beside thawing squash and chicken while a child watches her parents maintain their...