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The Small Hours
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The Small Hours

by Wren Halliday

A complete collection of pocket-sized poems written between midnight and dawn, when the house is quiet and the mind is loud. Forty-some verses about insomnia, kettles, leaving the porch light on, and the people we keep listening for. Read it slowly.

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Chapters

1. Two A.M., the KettleFree2. Things the House SaysFree3. InventoryFree4. The Porch LightAd or NovelStack+5. Weather ReportsAd or NovelStack+6. Small AnimalsAd or NovelStack+7. What the Phone KnowsAd or NovelStack+8. Almost MorningAd or NovelStack+9. The Small HoursAd or NovelStack+
The Small Hours by Wren Halliday