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Recent Posts
- Psaltery & Lyre’s New Site
- 123 Psaltery & Lyre: “Agricola Dreams of Flying” by J. Rose Lara
- 122 Psaltery & Lyre: “Communion: a love poem (a villanelle)” by Rachel Bollinger
- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
- Book Review: Monica Ong’s Silent Anatomies
- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
- Book Review: Matthea Harvey, If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?
- Book Review: LoterÃa Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives
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fear Archive
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36 Psaltery & Lyre: Alex Wiggins, “Sometimes I Fear”
“Sometimes I fear a body knows when it’s dying / and relays urgency to the brain / to make a... -
21 Psaltery & Lyre: Cheryl L. Bruno, “Severed Savior”
“his love slashing / a cross-hatch in my / heart . . .” -
Choosing Faith in the Face of Doubt
The truth is that some things will hurt and be difficult. The truth is that some questions will never... -
Roller Coaster
A year ago, I was living in a daze. I was spending most nights curled up against my... -
Santa and I
The year I turned four or five, we drove to my grandparents in central Wisconsin for Christmas. Actually, we... -
Finding Peace
Forgiveness. As babies and young children, we can’t help but forgive those that wrong us. We have no... -
Crash Test
The thought of any inexperienced driver in charge of a 4,000 pound machine makes me very nervous, but anticipating my... -
The Nursery Window
“Long ago,” he said, “I thought like you that my mother would always keep the window open for me, so... -
Operation Stop Arm
My neighbor Sheri and I watched motorists pass our children’s school bus for years. We took video, called the police,... -
No Soup For You!
I recently read this article in the Orlando Sentinel reporting on a third round of arrests of activists arrested for... -
Fear Factor
I am terrified right now. In fact, I literally just sent a text to a friend that read, “I am... -
“Do you want to end up living under a bridge?”
This is, reportedly, what my daughter’s second grade teacher asked her class during a fit of frustration over their less-than-enthusiastic... -
Hate
As an antidote to all the love around here lately, I thought I’d offer up a little bit of good... -
Faith – Worth the Risk?
*The following is a guest post by Dan Ron Kauk is one of the world’s most renowned rock climbers. A... -
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
The natural recounting of achievements and regrets with an eye to the future feels like a gift. -
Banned
Some conservative religious communities build bonfires or try to get books banned from public libraries, Mormons censor themselves. -
The Visitor
I’m not a movie critic, but I do see lots of movies. I’m not picky. I’ll see a “chick flick”... -
The Places That Scare You
“Confess your hidden faults. Approach what you find repulsive. Help those you think you cannot help. Anything you are attached...