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A KIND OF AMNESTY
GIVEN THE MIND

. . . A mythopoetic adventure where feckless gods clash in a struggle for the souls of Southie’s devout and profane—and for the soul of the Archangel, a mortal burdened with divine expectation.​

     What do gods Teach

who leave us to ourselves?

     What is god’s Speech to us

—our familial god gone cold . . .​

Haunted by the specter of ancestors out of his ancient sept, he hovers over the old graves, caught between family, gods, and the restless kindred spirits wanting to be settled, awaiting an outcome whatever it might be.

Image by Patrick Tomasso

A Kind of Amnesty Given the Mind

Published 2025

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©2025 by Dicko King

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