Eileen Vorbach Collins

Eileen Vorbach Collins writes true stories she wishes were fiction and fairy tales she wishes were true. Her work has been widely published and twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Eileen’s essay collection, Love in the Archives, a Patchwork of True Stories About Suicide Loss, was a Foreword Indies Finalist and recipient of the Sarton Women’s Book Award for memoir.

Loss of Child

Strong Enough to Withstand the Loss

Grandma Dee called friends and family to report that she had twins. We went the very next day to her high-rise Baltimore apartment. Shaded by

September 21, 2024