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Octavia E. Butler: Kindness eases change / Love quiets fear

In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.

August 1, 2025 · 20 Comments

Barbara Hamby: Mockingbird on the Buddha

The mockingbird on the Buddha says, Where’s my seed,
you Jezebel, where’s the sunshine in my blue sky,
where’s the Hittite princess, Pharaoh’s temple, where’s the rain
for the misery I love so much?

July 28, 2025 · 13 Comments

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