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  • I came to be free

    Poems on grief, love, and renewal
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    Motherless baby Fatherless son A spark in the void Where once there was none … Using original metaphor and lyrical language, PJ Starling examines the deepest sorrows and the greatest triumphs of the human experience. His work touches on the...


  • The Phoenix Must Burn

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    The fire doesn’t just destroy; it clears the path. For years, the embers of childhood trauma smouldered beneath the surface, a quiet heat that defined the boundaries of life. But to truly rise, the old structures must be surrendered to the flame....


  • Love Beyond Always

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    Love is a glorious fire, a profound joy that fills the heart and ignites the soul. When that love is lost, one is left brokenheartedly sifting through the cold ash to find what remains. With unpretentious poignancy, Love Beyond Always tells this...


  • The Soul Knows

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    What traumas do we carry around with us? We may no longer recognize their weight, but they’re burdensome all the same. Arms full, bodies tired, what energy we have left we spend on just getting through the day. The cycle feels endless. But it...


  • Sphinx

    The Summit
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    shining knight diving under falsely serene waters of mortal silence tears and laughter and rage she opens doors lets a tiny light shine on undesirable truths in need enduring trembling sporadic back and forth off the path and back, Lots-a-lot...


  • Shattered Echoes

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    There is healing and there is tragedy; which side will you see? For every struggle and every storm we face in life we too often feel alone in our darkest and most silent battles. Darling, please hold these words close and remember you are not alone.


  • Just Glow With It

    Poems, Art and Possibilities
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    In her second collection, Just Glow With It: Poems, Art, and Possibilities, poet and visual artist Chantal Wolf explores the roles creativity plays in her life as she navigates living with Parkinson’s. Creativity visits this collection in many...


  • A Pomegranate Story

    And Other Poems
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    She’s one of the Pomegranates On the tree She falls Cracks open Starts to bleed Now you wash the hands That have ripped its skin They’re remaining red You are never clean! Inspired by personal experiences and the stories of others, A Pomegranate...


  • One More Bite Darling

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    One More Bite Darling dives into topics of eating disorders, depression, and recovery. It is a collection of the author’s personal journal entries over the past six years. In the first two parts, the author, Bronté Rawlings, takes us on a journey...


  • Water

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    To live while drowning. To endure without expecting rescue. Water is a raw and luminous collection of poetry that wades deep into the currents of trauma, mental illness, and survival. With the wise voice of an old mountain woman—weathered, wise,...