The Friends by Maggie Iribarne

<p>A party, a prank, and a dear friend passed away: "The Friends" by Maggie Nerz Iribarne celebrates and mourns a friendship through awkward laughter and silent tears. </p> <p>Maggie Nerz Iribarne is a lifelong writer of journals, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and essays. She is happiest with a blank journal and a new pen in hand. A lucky and grateful woman in all ways, she gets to work as a writing tutor at Le Moyne College and practices her craft on the third-floor attic of her home in Syracuse, New York. </p> <p>In November 2020 her short story, “Sick, but Sociable,” appeared in Malarkey Books’ anthology, <i>What I thought of Ain’t Funny </i>(<a href="http://malarkeybooks.com/what-i-thought-of-aint-funny" target="_blank">http://malarkeybooks.com/what-i-thought-of-aint-funny</a><i>)</i>.</p> <p>Photo (adapted) by <a href="https://morguefile.com/creative/davidpwhelan" target="_blank">David P Whelen</a> on Morguefile </p>