{"id":565,"date":"2026-01-22T22:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/?page_id=565"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:23:10","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Bougainvillea-Journal.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is The-Bougainvillea-Journal.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@400;600&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:60px;\">\n\n  <!-- Top Line \/ Series Name -->\n  <div style=\"\n    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;\n    font-size: 24px;\n    color: #67484c;\n    letter-spacing: 1px;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    margin-bottom: 8px;\n  \">\n    AS Words Fly\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Main Journal Name with emoji at end -->\n  <div style=\"\n    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;\n    font-size: 42px;\n    color: #5a3e45;\n    letter-spacing: 2px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n  \">\n    The Bougainvillea Journal  \ud83c\udf38\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome to the gathering of fleeting moments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shaped by literary explorations and simple observations of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a world often crowded with worry and chaos, we hope in this small independent journal, you find a moment of peace and warmth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like how <em>bougainvillea flowers<\/em> bloom even in the harshest summers, symbolizing enduring beauty and resilience. This journal simply aims to celebrate the beauty as well as fragility of life through writing and reading poetry, and literature. Exploring books, reflect on ideas, and capture the whimsy in words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Literature has the power to reveal what lies beneath the surface of our everyday lives, from centuries people have been writing&#8230;.It helps us see the invisible, all the silent struggles, broken dreams, our very own truths while at the same time, providing warmth and solace to our souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moments when we cherish smile of our favorite people, simple joys, simple days, beauty of mundane life that we miss sometime while hurrying through it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haiku poetry being the core essence of this journal, every trivial, small moment counts.  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