Dispatches From the Basement

The Reprieve

"To be reminded there's grace..."

Jan 8 • Joseph Massey

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December 2025

For the New Year

"The Turn"

Dec 30, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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For the Winter Solstice

a new poem

Dec 18, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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Approaching winter

Five short poems

Dec 10, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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November 2025

First Sunday of Advent

a poem

Nov 30, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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Happy Thanksgiving!

and a poem

Nov 26, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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Three short poems

deep into autumn

Nov 15, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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Altar and Offering

a poem for the cold

Nov 13, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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"Prescription"

a poem without negative side-effects

Nov 9, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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For All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day

a poem for my patron saint

Nov 2, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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October 2025

For the end of October

a new poem

Oct 30, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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A small autumnal prayer

a new poem

Oct 23, 2025 • Joseph Massey

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