Three Doorways into Prophecies
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House of Hearth
Warmth, belonging, tenderness, nostalgia, human connection — words that feel like kitchen light and late-night talks.
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House of Ruin
Shadows, honesty, aftermaths, grief, and beauty in the broken — the pieces that face the dark and still keep going.
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House of Whimsy
Surrealism, dream logic, odd creatures, sideways magic, playful wonder — the strange little doors into other worlds.
Latest Prophecy—
The Thread Between Worlds
Latest Breath + Seal—
A Changed World
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An elephant seeks therapy at a CVS Minute Clinic, but the session is only one minute long, by Beth Sherman.
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a in feore groene
By Julie Parker-Kinsey, a traveler reaches a bay of spirits at the world’s edge, where winter memories and an evergreen presence is found.
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Lasagne
Lasagne by DS Maolalai is a brief, tender poem about an Irish mother’s lasagne, imperfect yet unforgettable for the taste of home.
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Into a Cloud
A Breath + Seal poem by Cole McNamara about longing for clouds to be soft enough to disappear into, until reality hits.
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Rear-View Mirror Bridal Canopy → Windshield’s Vision-Quest Maxims
Gerard Sarnat riffs on Shakespeare, Don Quixote, Tevye, Chekhov’s gun, and deus ex machina to ask what endings we expect, and what we earn.
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Fake Beer
Fake Beer by Marianne Brems is a vivid poem on craving and restraint: a lifelong love of beer collides with knowing that alcohol isn’t good for you.
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