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The Hidden Hour

Pets, nature, the writing life, & other random ephemera.
“Inspiration is the unforseen quality, the muse that assails at the hidden hour.” —— Patti Smith

By Charlotte Hamrick

· Launched 4 years ago

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An erasure poem

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