Elizabeth Desimone has an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Oklahoma State University. In 2009 she graduated from Spring Hill College with bachelor's degrees in English and writing. She is a native of the New Orleans area. She writes about writing and literature on her blog.

Learning to Wait

I just read a really terrific short story, and now I feel myself bobbing like a cork toward a deep dark cataract of despair. On…

Not the Mama

One humid Sunday morning in May, I went with my parents and a dear family friend to church. Towards the end of the service, the…

Isaac Means Laugh

We knew we were in trouble when the shoes floated down the hallway. My brother was the first to notice water leaking through the floor…