Breathing Lessons Ayla Dade on the first burn melt

on the first burn melt all the way to the edge since soy wax has a memory and will continue to burn to the edge for the life of the candle resulting in a clean

As Momoko finishes telling her story

Pork Carnitas Meal-in-a-Jar

Watchover Voodoo Doll Captain Jack

GRAY CANDY

Breathing Lessons Ayla Dade on the first burn meltBy: Susan A. Jefts Published by Shanti Arts Publishing, 2023 The poems by Susan Jefts in Breathing Lessons are ones of place and spirit, journeying through diverse landscapes full of their own language, music, and agency. A Japanese garden, an Adirondack peak, the view from a train along the Hudson River in all of these places are distinct images and sensations, but also something else: a presence that feels deep and endless. It might live on a vine