I'm thrilled to announce that AMARANTH GAZETTE is set to be published on March 31, 2024!

In this volume:

☆ astrology from alternate realities
☆ dreamy poetry
☆ interactive activity pages
☆ an interview with an ultraterrestrial
☆ and more

AMARANTH GAZETTE will be available to purchase on March 31 @ ko-fi.com/ziraphema/shop

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worship whispered by

wanting lips

sacred sighs, hushed homilies

priestess, lover, lord, and god

enraptured by

delicate devotion

♡

Prompt: "devotion"

#whistpr #poem #poetry #ZiraPhema

candles burning, sing a psalm

roots aplenty, healing balm

poppets, juju, mojo bags,

florida water washrag

goofer dust and laying tricks

this is how I get my licks

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The rough draft of THE ODYSSEY OF PENELOPE WILLOWS is officially done!!!! 🥳

Now it's time to start the first "official" draft! 💕

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Bent-kneed and blurry-eyed, I crawled across the floor in a desperate search for my misplaced glasses.

From our bed, my spouse called out: "What are you looking for?"

"My glasses!"

With a sad sigh and a shuffle of sheets, they climbed out of bed and marched over. But they slipped the VR glasses over my head without any fuss. "I swear, you're gonna go blind if you keep using these."

"Uh-huh," I mumbled, distracted by the 3D anime hotties.

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Inundated with calls, the Support Center worker hustled to keep up and keep customers happy. By her lunchtime break, she was beat.

On her way to the cafeteria, she bumped into her coworker—and her biggest fan.

"Ms. Hydra, how do you manage it?" inquired her awestruck underling. "You're already 30 calls over quota, and it's barely noon!"

Tittering bashfully, she waved off the praise with a blush on her cheeks. "Having three heads helps!"

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I turned a few pieces inspired by writing prompts into a poem titled Triptych of the Maenad! I hope you enjoy 💕

https://ziraphema.wordpress.com/2023/09/14/triptych-of-the-maenad/

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