Nurse Logs by Jessica Walters Light filters through cedar, hemlock, red alder boughs— tumbles through layers of understory where seedlings spar for limited light suck marrow from the forest floor, burrow into decaying heartwood and new roots etch a path towards death’s generosity.
Jessica Walters was a hobby farmer in the Fraser Valley where she raised chickens, foraged for turkey tail mushrooms, and pruned apple trees. Her work has been published in The British Columbia Review, The Brussels Review, Agape Review, Scintilla, Solum, Foreshadow, and her short story “Glass Jars” was shortlisted for the Mitchell Prize for Faith and Writing. She is the review and fiction editor at Radix Magazine. When she is not grading papers, she can be found walking alongside an arm of the Chilliwack River or gardening. Website: jessicamaywalters.ca
