here but how but home but hope but hard but hand but hurt but hush but have but hue but help but hype but hone but hit but harm but hold but host but hire but howl but hear but hug but hate but hard but hard but hide but hurl but heal but halt M. C. Rush currently resides in Mississippi and has most recently published poems in The Sucarnochee Review, The Stillwater Review, and First Literary Review-East. His most recent book is Danse Macabre (Cyberwit.net, 2025).