Bio

Karen O'Leary is a writer and editor from West Fargo, ND. She has published poetry, short stories, and articles in a variety of venues including, Frogpond, Setu, The Fib Review, bear creek haiku, Shemom, Creative Inspirations and NeverEnding Story. She edited an international online journal called Whispers whispersinthewind333.blogspot.com/ for 5 ½ years. She enjoys sharing the gift of words.

Red
stain,
life lost
on the cold,
cracked ghetto sidewalk.
A Black Spider's first kill in the dust—
high fives all around,
gaining street
respect
gang
style.