Sara Kuhns's Writings
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Short Story
Oct.04.2010
Boox watched Riana sleep. There was something about her that was different when the depth of slumber surrounded her—like a fine mist that softened her appearance. Her long blue-black hair shaped along her curves, the ends gathered to curl around her form, seeming like the hand of a lover resting on her waist, the seductiveness of it offset by short bangs, trimmed...
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Poem
Jun.28.2010
Spiderman trudges down the boulevard
without enthusiasm,
one hand gripping the extended handle of
his travel case on wheels,
stretch nylon mask bunched up in the other,
crushed like a stressball;
his hair spikes up like sticky weeds;
perspiration arcs across his suit,
in all the expected places.
Obviously, he’s not feeling heroicthis afternoon…
It’s been a long...
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Column
Jun.28.2010
Cold. The stiff Chicago winter crusted the sidewalks and took your breath from your mouth the minute you stepped outside.
I was a chauffeur. My 26 foot long stretch limo was grey with salt and the slushy residue of curbs and intersections. At midnight I was returning from the airport with a certified Hollywood star in back. He was going to town with the...
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Article
Jun.28.2010
Chicago.
Two a.m. cruising the Damen split through the Henry Horner Homes – the dividing line between two rival gangs. Really, who cares who they were or are…
I always felt safe on my ratty old bike with the slip chain. If I peddled fast enough, it seemed as if it would soar over potholes. Of course it didn’t – Chicago potholes are known for stealing hubcaps...
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Poem
Jun.28.2010
Reels of memory roll like a movie through my mind. I watch my life as silent shorts- bittersweet and filled with longing, never empty, yet never satisfied for long; I hunger for the next word, image, scent, sound for inspiration; I search the sky, the trees -- everything above me, I study the earth, with every step I take, looking for meaning in the lay of the...
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...the stories of these characters are told in lovely, readable prose. And for all the sprawl of the larger plot of the book, the characters are entrancing and kept this reader fascinated, concerned, and interested from start to finish.”
—Charles de Lint, Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, September/October 2011
About Sara
One of my earliest memories is of writing. Poems, little stories by a little girl... words were the best presents I could give. I grew up writing poetry and participated in the Chicago poetry circuit in my twenties. At that time, I was also...
Connections
Causes Sara Kuhns Supports
Afghan Women's Writing Project -- http://www.awwproject.org/
Shadow's Fund --...
Sara’s Favorite Books
The Onion Girl, Dog's of Babel, Someplace to be Flying, Let the Right One In, The Lovely Bones, Neverwhere, Sharp Teeth, Water for Elephants, The Kite Runner,...