Novel Matters

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THE BIRTH The throbbings begin--- The stretching, vague pain, Then panic and wonder are mixed Like gall and wine. I w...

INGLORIOUS The glitter on the creche Seduces me from how inglorious His comings and goings were. His feet filthy from offal path...

CHRIST, COME SOFTLY (acrostic poem) C hrist, come softly: the uneven way H as been prepared. Though angels R ampant crowd the...

Fullness Two days ago was the coming of the great light The coming of herders The coming of angels The coming of the Child ...

After I published my last novel, I received one (yep, only one) FB message asking if I'd forgotten to include all of the pages in the...