Written Tales

  • Thomas Harrison Humphreys

    Thomas Harrison Humphreys teaches history in Virginia and often shares his love of poetry with students. His work appears in Poetry Quarterly, Westward Quarterly, and Written Tales.

January 28, 2026

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No passage east. No way through. Between ruin and repair, history rises. Dust stirs near the gate, where a charge echoes once more: look homeward, and choose again.