To choose to be childfree is not a monolithic thing. Every choice has its opportunity cost and years pass in blinks. In retrospect you can say, life forked there.

Pearl Pirie coauthored WriteBulb, available at the Apple store. rain’s small gestures (Apt 9 Press, 2021) won the 2022 Nelson Ball Prize. footlights (Radiant Press, 2020) was a finalist for the Lampman Award.  A spring chapbook, Adding Up to This from Catkin Press in 2023.

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