art by Ashley Inguanta
I shatter her foot, and in the honeymoon pictures she lies in bed, smiling for the camera, her foot raised and ice-wrapped. The wedding picture shows only the tiniest of winces. At one point, it will all come out. It is almost fun, waiting for it.
Ashley Inguanta is a writer, art photographer, installation artist, and holistic educator. Her work has most recently appeared in Atticus Review, Santa Fe Literary Review, and the anthology The Familiar Wild: On Dogs & Poetry. Her newest chapbook of poems, The Island, The Mountain, & The Nightblooming Field honors a human connection with the natural world.
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