This sunrise breaks spells,
lies born from shadows, and God’s
hands are wrapped in smoke.

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Selected byRaymond Huffman
Image credit:Roy Keeris
D. E. Kern
D. E. Kern

D.E. Kern is an author and educator from Bethlehem, Pa. He worked in newspapers for fifteen years before shifting to Creative Writing in graduate school. His writing has appeared in Appalachian Review, Big Muddy, CRATE, The Examined Life, Mission at Tenth, Rio Grande Review and The Owen Wister Review among others. He teaches English at Arizona Western College. When he is not teaching or writing, he enjoys fishing and traveling with his lovely wife, Neesha.