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    Prose, Cons, Sins, and Vins
    Prose, Cons, Sins, and Vins
    Prose, Cons, Sins, and Vins
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    Prose, Cons, Sins, and Vins

    By Rachel Heintzel

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    Contained within this grimoire are the sins (thoughts) and vins (experiences) in which the author details their harrowing life-and-death encounter with a dangerous soul. May the empath within you awaken as you cross these poems and lines of prose with curiosity and might.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPage Publishing, Inc.
    Release dateSep 14, 2022
    ISBN9781662481574
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      Prose, Cons, Sins, and Vins - Rachel Heintzel

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      Prose, Cons, Sins, and Vins

      Rachel Heintzel

      Copyright © 2022 Rachel Heintzel

      All rights reserved

      First Edition

      PAGE PUBLISHING

      Conneaut Lake, PA

      First originally published by Page Publishing 2022

      ISBN 978-1-6624-8154-3 (pbk)

      ISBN 978-1-6624-8157-4 (digital)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      Sin the First: Prose

      Vin the First: Savoring a Bite

      Sin the Second: Cons

      Vin the Second: Amidst the Pages

      Sin the Third: I Followed Forever

      Vin the Third: Everything and Nothing

      Sin the Fourth: Just Another Daydream

      Vin the Fourth: Mirror in the Corner

      Sin the Fifth: Possession

      Vin the Fifth: Withdrawal

      Sin the Fifth: Changing Stations

      Vin the Sixth: Thoughts on the Wall

      Sin the Sixth: Leaving Out the Bacon

      Vin the Seventh: Lyrics of Spirit

      Sin the Seventh: Touch

      Vin the Eighth: Falling into Shock

      Sin the Eighth Place: Amatuer [sic]

      Vin the Ninth: Thought Process

      Sin the Ninth: Waging War

      Vin the Tenth: Memento

      Sin the Tenth: Existence

      Vin the Eleventh: A Thought

      Sin the Eleventh: Title

      Vin the Twelfth: Reflection

      Sin the Twelfth: Curiosity

      Vin the Thirteenth: Vin the Bastard

      Sin the Thirteenth: Hope

      Vin the Fourteenth: Obituary

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