Rachel Laverdiere
Rachel Laverdiere, writer
Inspired by vast prairie skies, Rachel Laverdiere anticipates that calm will erupt into thunderstorms, flocking geese will disappear into the sunset, and northern lights will traipse across the blackened stage. Her writing is published in journals such as The Common, CutBank, The New Quarterly and Filling Station. Rachel's flash CNF was shortlisted for CutBank's 2019 Big Sky, Small Prose Flash Contest and made The Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions 2020. Her debut collection of essays, Scraps: A Life in Piecework is forthcoming.
Home is Beyond the Horizon — Volume 4, Issue 1
Home is Beyond the Horizon by Rachel Laverdiere explores the question of home. It means different things to different people. Some refer to the place they live, the place they grew up, the place where the people they care about live. For others, home is a variable concept that changes on a whim. This essay will leave you contemplating where you call home.
A Tree Full of Crows — Volume 2, Issue 2
A Tree Full of Crows by Rachel Laverdiere sits us down in the middle of a conversation between women exploring who they are, what they want, and why a cat’s perspective could be a game-changer.