{"id":5909,"date":"2021-11-03T11:36:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T15:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=5909"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:49:30","slug":"murmurations","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/murmurations\/","title":{"rendered":"Murmurations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-attachment-id=\"8246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/murmurations\/cqmag-full-moon2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CQMag-Full-Moon2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"612,792\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CQMag&amp;#8212;Full-Moon2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CQMag-Full-Moon2.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CQMag-Full-Moon2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CQMag-Full-Moon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8246\" style=\"width:363px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CQMag-Full-Moon2.jpg 612w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CQMag-Full-Moon2-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CQMag-Full-Moon2-200x259.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FEATURED IN:<\/strong>\u00a0T<strong>HE CROW&#8217;S QUILL ISSUE FOUR &#8211; Tales By The Full Moon<\/strong> from\u00a0<strong>Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0November 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Cassandra L. Thompson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>MURMURATIONS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grieving his lost love, a man seeks the help of a cunning woman and her dark birds.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5909_1be691-1d{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5909_1be691-1d .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns5909_1be691-1d\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5909_733772-a7.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5909_733772-a7 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quillandcrowpublishinghouse.com\/thecrowsquill2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For as long as humanity has existed, we have been mystified by the moon. Haunting, powerful, and ethereally beautiful, the moon has inspired many a tale and mystery. For this issue, we hoped to capture that magic in our own modern storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lula and the Girl with No Name by <strong>A.L. Garcia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Drowning of Moira O\u2019Clery by&nbsp;<strong>E.P. Stavs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Calling Moon by <strong>K.R. Wieland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hungry Whisper of the Wild Wind by&nbsp;<strong>Marc Tizura<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under Glass by&nbsp;<strong>Hansen Adcock<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross My Heart and Hope to Live by&nbsp;<strong>Jamie Perrault<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Pale Moonlight by&nbsp;<strong>Victoria Moxley<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Murmurations by&nbsp;<strong>Mary Rajotte<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weeping Polypore by&nbsp;<strong>Marie Casey<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featuring Poetry by&nbsp;<strong>Ginger Lee<\/strong> and&nbsp;<strong>Melanie Whitlock<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><em><br>At the end of a serpentine path, high in the crooked trees, birds of all kinds\u2014some that chitter and sing, others that mimic and mock\u2014announce my arrival at the cunning woman\u2019s cottage. I race to her door, with the setting sun and the impending darkness thereafter hastening my task.<\/em><br><em><br>When her gnarled face appears at the glaucous window, I clutch my trembling hands before me, waiting for her to slip from the weatherworn dwelling. Birdsong eddies and swirls in a torrent overhead until she lifts a hand and the creatures cease their chatter.<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEATURED IN:\u00a0THE CROW&#8217;S QUILL ISSUE FOUR &#8211; Tales By The Full Moon from\u00a0Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House ABOUT\u00a0MURMURATIONS Grieving his lost love, a man seeks the help of a cunning woman and her dark birds. PUBLICATION DETAILS For as long as humanity has existed, we have been mystified by the moon. 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