The Fern that Fell

by John RC Potter

*Originally published by Bosphorus Review of Books (BROB) in 2022

BIO: John RC Potter is an international educator from Canada who resides in Istanbul. He has experienced a revolution (Indonesia), air strikes (Israel), earthquakes (Turkey), boredom (UAE), and blinding snow blizzards (Canada), the last being the subject of his story, ‘Snowbound in the House of God’ (Memoirist). The author’s poem, “Nie Wieder/Never Again,” and his story, “Ruth’s World,” were Pushcart Prize nominees, and his poem, “Tomato Heart,” was nominated for the Best of the Net Award. The author has a gay-themed children’s picture book scheduled for publication. He is a member of the League of Canadian Poets and the Playwrights Guild of Canada. Website: https://johnrcpotterauthor.com Twitter: John RC Potter (@PotterRc9391) / X Bluesky: http://johnrcpotter.bsky.social