{"id":7506,"date":"2023-11-07T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=7506"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:47:23","slug":"everlasting","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/everlasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Everlasting"},"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\" 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>&nbsp;October 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:&nbsp;<\/strong>Ravven White<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT&nbsp;<em>EVERLASTING<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My poem, \u201cEverlasting\u201d, is a ghostly reminder of what we leave behind after we\u2019re gone.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7506_f7c268-56{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7506_f7c268-56 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7506_f7c268-56 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7506_f7c268-56 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7506_f7c268-56 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7506_f7c268-56 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7506_f7c268-56 .kt-btn-wrap-0 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DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This edition of the Magpie Messenger revisits last year&#8217;s theme of Circus with the Ringmaster&#8217;s ill-fated legacy&#8230; This issue features distinct and creative voices in the indie community with short stories, articles, poetry, and more! Featuring new puzzles and activities, this hands on literary delight is perfect for any one is passionate about books and enjoys creativity at it&#8217;s finest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grace R. Reynolds, Sirius, Marcus Hawke, Emilie Verona, Victoria Nations, Kristen Locke, Jeremy Megargee, Stephanie Stephen, Sabrina Voerman, Wendy Dalrymple, Agatha Andrews, Dustin Smith, Mary Rajotte.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em><br>Long after I depart<br>and subside<br>into nothing more<br>than memory,<br>my thoughts will persist<br>within these treasured tomes.<br>Forget me not,<br>my love,<br>for left alone to languish,<br>ink fades,<br>pages curl and wither,<br>and my stories, untold,<br>my sorrows, unspoken,<br>become whispers<br>as fleeting and fragile<br>as wisps of dust.<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEATURED IN:&nbsp;Magpie Messenger: Haunted Mansion from Curious Corvid Publishing ABOUT&nbsp;EVERLASTING My poem, \u201cEverlasting\u201d, is a ghostly reminder of what we leave behind after we\u2019re gone. 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