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Inspired by July: The Orchards Cover Reveal, Summer Reading, and More!

by Olivia Loftis
Inspired by July: The Orchards Cover Reveal, Summer Reading, and More!
Introduction We can't wait to share the cover of The Orchards Poetry Journal: Summer 2025. Twice a year, we open The Orchards, Kelsay Books' own a...
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Dancing in December

by Olivia Loftis
Dancing in December
  Advent Dark times. December.  Earth’s axis on the slant and the minutes fall from the day a few at a time.   So we outsleep the dark,  sleepwalk...
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