Martha Patterson

Martha Patterson's 27-story collection "Small Acts of Magic" was published by Finishing Line Press in 2021, and her poetry collection "Luna at Dawn—23 poems" was published by Bottlecap Press in 2025. Her work has also been published in more than 35 anthologies and journals, and her plays have been produced in 21 states and eight countries. She has two degrees in Theatre, from Mount Holyoke College and Emerson College, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She loves being surrounded by her books, radio, and laptop.
Portrait of Martha Patterson, Eckleburg contributor

Neighbors

There’s nothing I love better than being awake until dawn, when almost everyone else is asleep. I feel “safe” on my patio, smoking, with the pitch-black night sky above me, gazing at stars and maybe a slipper moon ... Read More
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