In the Book of Revelation, Heaven is not a wild forest or an open field. It is a city, precisely measured, walled, gated, built of precious stones. 144 cubits high. Specific entrances. Defined zones. It is, as this collection argues, the ultimate planned community. "The HOA of the High Heavens" is a study in divine gatekeeping. It reimagines the Book of Life not as a record of the soul, but as a list of neighbourhood bylaws. Grace, here, is not freely given — it is a contract.
The "saved" are those who have successfully suppressed every trace of the "ghetto" spirit: the loudness, the chaos, the communal warmth, the refusal to be contained. To enter, you must prove your life was as manicured as the lawns you now seek to inherit. And this is where the sisterhood breaks the system.
The two sisters at the heart of this collection... like the Egyptian Isis and Nephthys, two sides of the same soul... find themselves before the celestial board of compliance. They are offered individual suburban upgrades. Individual lots. Individual peace.
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