# Is writing channeling? with author and poet Emmalea Russo

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Podcast: [The Twelfth House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-twelfth-house-1329194)
Published: 2025-08-01T11:14:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/p/is-writing-channeling-with-author
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