Cara Lorello's Writings
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Article
Jul.07.2008
Originally written for issue of Imagozine, the online magazine for emerging artists
Author Janet Fitch on Paint it Black
By CARA LORELLO
Here’s acclaimed author Janet Fitch’s latest novel Paint it Black in a nutshell: Young girl finds her love, lover kills himself, girl nearly loses herself, girl comes back from the edge and emerges stronger.
The story is fiction, sure, but its psychological themes—love, loss, grief, and recovery—are relatable....
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Poem
Jul.06.2008
Wire Harp 2012 edition
The lilacs you and I planted years ago
I pick in large bouquets in June.
In that first green summer
the day’s temperature reached
its high long before noon.
Now, the lilacs you and I planted years ago
bloom until July, leaves still vibrant
in August when ripe berries leave their stain.
In that first green summer
we spent hours stirring...
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Poem
Jul.06.2008
Colors of Life ISBN 0-7951-5239-6
Plums ripen under a scalding tent.
Tenants fan themselves with cardboard
To escape the heat wave of late afternoon.
Cars pass, wind makes clouds of
Sand, pebbles, old paper cups.
A stepped-on peach is alive with flies.
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Poem
Jul.06.2008
Issue I, Vol. 1 - The Mag@Magnuson, IEL literary journal
( first appeared in Issue I, Vol. 1 - The Mag@Magnuson, IEL literary journal)
Dynamic is the way of success.
Around which every gain and loss revolves.
Without fail, there is no victory.
Every choice passed over
Goes an opportunity not taken.
Dynamic is the way of success.
Question and doubt bred hindrance
When taken too far—
Without...
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About Cara
I'm Northwest born, raised and educated. I grew up with an instilled love of the written word, published my first poem at 12, newspaper story at 16 and haven't stopped since.
I graduated college with an English BA, was hired by a small paper in my college...
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