The Burning —Liz Berry It was the hard winter she came, frozen larks plummeting through the gloam like falling stars, each pail in the yard a slattern’s looking glass. Each dusk, the house cobwebbed by creeping frost, my husband slipped like a knife from an oyster, my sons nestled like dormice in their cots, I […]
The Weekly Insight from the Oracles for January 11, 2021 is live on my Patreon! Many thanks to my fabulous Patrons! Not a Patron yet? Click through to discover the myriad perks which can be yours! [Image description: A teaser screenshot of this week’s Insight from the Oracles, with just a hint of the cards […]
Hello, my dear readers! I will offline January 6 – January 13. It’s *finally* surgery time, and I’m so happy to have it done with, having waited so long! I’ll be offline, but I’ve queued some posts to keep you company in the interim. I’ll be back next week! [Image description: The word “Offline” […]
A Piece of the Storm ~Mark Strand for Sharon Horvath From the shadow of domes in the city of domes, A snowflake, a blizzard of one, weightless, entered your room And made its way to the arm of the chair where you, looking up From your book, saw it the moment it landed. That’s all […]
The Weekly Insight from the Oracles for January 4, 2021 is live on my Patreon! Many thanks to my wonderful Patrons! Not a Patron yet? Click through to discover the amazing perks which can be yours! [Image description: A teaser screenshot of this week’s Insight from the Oracles, with just a hint of the cards […]
