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J. Hirtle

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Poetry

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J Hirtle, author and poet, writes from his home in New Braunfels, Texas. The genesis of his stories and poetry resembles the often-rocky trails of life. A father, cancer survivor, addiction victim, and born-again believer pulls together memories and imagination in his short stories and poetry.

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	Shadow of Faith: & Other short stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Voiceless Quill

"The Voiceless Quill" is a collection of poems due to be released Christmas 2020. Follows is an excerpt from the poem "Woke"

day one
you woke
everything you thought you were
before you closed your eyes and inhaled the dreams of your twisted line,
is discovered to be a lie
a falsehood, trickery, fabrication
disappearing behind a cloak of aberration
crawling on hands stuck to scarred wrists
pilfering life f Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 20, 2020 11:05 • Tags: addiction, poetry

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