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    Holding the Door Ajar: Poetic Windows into Love, Loss, and Life's Flow
    Holding the Door Ajar: Poetic Windows into Love, Loss, and Life's Flow
    Holding the Door Ajar: Poetic Windows into Love, Loss, and Life's Flow
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    Holding the Door Ajar: Poetic Windows into Love, Loss, and Life's Flow

    By Gary Kokaisel

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    Gary Kokaisel, who goes by the pen name Pixel Floyd online, is an educator, instructional designer, and visual storyteller whose debut poetry collection, "Holding the Door Ajar," reflects on the deeper human truths of love, loss and the ephemeral nature of life's flow. He explores the mystical, paradoxical nature of time and relationships throug

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPixel Floyd
    Release dateMar 3, 2024
    ISBN9798869221520
    Holding the Door Ajar: Poetic Windows into Love, Loss, and Life's Flow

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