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Late Spring Rites of The Middle-Aged Apostate

I brush my teeth like there’s god in it, split my medications into morning & evening prayers. Offer a word for the ambulance drivers, another for the small squirrels & lizards that they might outrun the dog. I am learning to make & hold eye contact. To practice asking people what do you mean by

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Inscape

My nisei mother wept the moment Her mother’s soul winged In West Hiroshima from her body. Who knows the circuitry Of dream-time, Stitchery of omens, Coordinates of a dream-province, Secret topography of wishes and fears? This is the planetary skin Easily cut, easily abraded: A half-crucifixion in the dark.  

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Winners from the Uproar Call for Submissions: Ceremony and Sacrifice

  Short story winner: Dru Richman for “The Rite.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/the-rite/   Poetry winners: Richard Oyama for “Inscape.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/inscape/ Sherre Vernon for “Late Spring Rites of the Middle-Aged Apostate.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/late-spring-rites-of-the-middle-aged-apostate/ Perry Wyatt for “The Path.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/the-path/ Dr. Ronja Vieth for “Mother of Pearl.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/mother-of-pearl/ Joseph Farina for “ritual of fire.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/ritual-of-fire/ Jenna Scott for “transition.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/transition/

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