“each vessel, each vas, bounded by a triple layer
Deborah L. Davitt, “A River, A Tree”
of elasticized flesh, the tunica intima, media, adventia:
the intimate clothing of each knotted cord
through which our lives flow—”

Deborah L. Davitt was raised in Nevada, but currently lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and son. She’s worked as a technical writer on contracts involving nuclear submarines, NASA, and computer manufacturing. Her prize-winning poetry has received Rhysling, Elgin, Dwarf Star, and Pushcart nominations and has appeared in over seventy journals, including F&SF and Asimov’s. Her award-winning short fiction has appeared in Analog and Lightspeed. She’s published six novels and a TTRPG. For more about her work, including her Elgin-nominated poetry collections, The Gates of Never, Bounded by Eternity, and From Voyages Unreturning, see www.deborahldavitt.com .
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