Niche   I wrote stories for my childhood hometown, characters hinged across rivers, and moments between.  This is where life starts – they whisper, and believe –   But I can see where the truth lies, below, and between.  A town spilled across paper and page, and in words, and experiences drafted across faces.   This is where life starts, but it’s not just a jump off the fence, but a fall, and a hop; a leap. In real life, one does not find a niche on the field and on the stage.     - Stefanie Maclin