Laura Vogt
writes historical fiction, fabulism, and poetry. She studied literature and history in undergrad and graduate school, focusing on Shakespeare, folk tales, and the History of Mentalities. She also attended the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop in Dublin, Ireland. Her poetry is published in several journals, and her novelette Blue Beyond the Sea is available as a chapbook with Bottlecap Press. She is currently querying her second novel, a historical fiction and fabulism blend based on her ancestor. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her family. Connect with her on Instagram, Twitter, or her website, www.lauravogt.com.
atmospheric instability (noun):
a mother can’t weather
all the voices
she watches for rhythm
in the wind, questions water
about its immortality
scouts for earthlight, cloudburst, updraft
fog
she wants
quiet
nothing, twilight
then perhaps she’ll dissolve
into lightning