Bend in the Stair Eric Drooker The Venerable Pope Pius XII

The Venerable Pope Pius XII issued his restored order for Holy Week in the 1950's

- 7-days meal plan

-A devoted daughter's insightful perspective on her funny

Downs explores how Paul framed this contribution rhetorically as a religious offering consecrated to God

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Bend in the Stair Eric Drooker The Venerable Pope Pius XIIDavid Miller's new book, Bend in the Stair, captures the benchmarks of a life through a surreal lens, heightening each moment with his verbal magic: You made it past the divorce, then five years in a gnat cloud of stillborn lusts. Or in the knock out opening poem, "Retrieving My Father's Ashes on My Birthday" where Miller contrasts his father's exit compacted wordless gray grit with his booming entry into this world: pissing, screeching, astounded.