Poetry & More
Poetry
All are for an adult readership unless specified.
2024
“Ghazal for a Bankrupt Restaurant Chain” - Gastronomica (forthcoming)
“Flying Over Western PA” - Philadelphia Stories
“Mother Coyote Explains a Wildlife Crossing” - Ekstasis
“Moving Mona Lisa Downstairs” - ONE ART, A Journal of Poetry
“Feeding the Birds” (flash CNF) - Identity Theory (Bonus: watch it here)
Three Poems by Jessica Whipple - “For Erin,” “Farm Couple on a Pyrex Bowl,” “Lady in Church” - ONE ART, A Journal of Poetry
2023
“This Is What I’m Thinking at The Container Store” – Pine Hills Review
“Grubb Run Sonnet” – Whale Road Review
“Desayunamos” – Hedgerow #139
“Heyday” and “Behold the Pawpaw” - Sparks of Calliope
“Work / Life” - Funicular
“Bedtime Routine: A Pantoum: - Door Is a Jar
“Splinters” - Door Is a Jar
2022
“Sometimes I Google You” – Anti-Heroin Chic
“After Christmas Dinner” – Reformed Journal
“In the Dark” – Reformed Journal (listen to Jessica on the Reformed Journal podcast)
“Picking Cherries” – Door Is a Jar
“She…” – Whiptail, Journal of the Single-Line Poem
“Broadleaf (reprint)” – Green Ink Poetry
“Dadurday” – The Dirigible Balloon | (children’s poetry)
“At the Bridge” – Calla Press
“Morning Run” – Calla Press
“A Parent’s Shame” – Pittsburgh Quarterly
“Concerning My Legs” – Rathalla Review (page 24)
“I Learned from My Mother” – Ember, a Journal of Luminous Things
“Thoughts About Rocks” – Radio, Rhythm, & Rhyme blog (scrolling required)
“Waiting for Tomatoes” – Ekstasis
(two haiku) – ONE ART, a Journal of Poetry
“Hi, I’m Mary. Nice to Meet You.” – Stanchion Issue 7
2021
“Broadleaf” – ONE ART
“Studio Two” – Nurture
“The Letter” – The Dirigible Balloon | (Children’s Poetry)
“To My Husband, Now a Father” – Sledgehammer Lit
“Rope Swing” – Ember, a Journal of Luminous Things
Cellophane Crinkles” (haiku) – TheHaikuFoundation.com
& More
Guest Blog Posts
“Grants Are Out There for Editors and Writers. Here’s How I Found One.” - Lit Mag News
“Asking the Confident Question: How Humility and Poise Help an Author” - published at author Ryan Bani Tahmaseb’s blog
“On Fear and Falling” published at Story Warren
“Finding Success in the Middle Ground” published at Samuel O’Neil’s blog
Humor Writing
“Things I Would Never Know if I Didn’t Have a Seven-Year-Old” - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
Wildflowers: A Creative Magazine for Girls
“DIY Christmas Cloche” | Issue 24 Christmas 2022
“DIY Back-to-School Stationery” | Issue 23 Fall 2022
“DIY Dried Flower Wall Art” | Issue 22 Summer 2022
“DIY Word Collage Two Ways” | Issue 21 Spring 2022
“DIY Clothespin Dolls” | Issue 20 Winter 2022
“Wrapping Up to Keep Waste Down” | Issue 19 Christmas 2021 | full article
“DIY Birch Tree Snowglobe Ornament” | Issue 19 Christmas 2021
“DIY Collage Memoryscape” | Issue 18 Fall 2021
“DIY Butterfly Shadowbox” | Issue 17 Summer 2021
“DIY Weekend Getaway Bag Tags” | Issue 16 Spring 2021
“Another Girl’s Treasure: Find Your Next Project at a Creative Reuse Store” | Issue 16 Spring 2021 | full article
“DIY Pompom Necklace” | Issue 15 Winter 2021
“From Sheep to Shop: How Wool Becomes Yarn” | Issue 15 Winter 2021 | full article
“DIY Evergreen + Berry Garland” | Issue 14 Christmas 2020
“DIY Upcycled Handwarmers” | Issue 13 Winter 2020
Highlights Magazine
Collage House Diorama (craft article) – forthcoming
Memory Box (craft article) – forthcoming