Major Arcana

By: Walsh, Michael Jami

In Major Arcana, Michael Jami Walsh invites readers into The Peacock Lounge-a dimly lit San Francisco bar where laughter, longing, and illusion mingle like spirits in a glass. Behind the counter and beneath the smoke, a jazz pianist chases transcendence, a sculptor-bartender dreams of a life beyond the taps, and a fallen professor searches for meaning at the bottom of a glass.

Their lives, and those of countless regulars, entwine in a restless dance of chance and consequence. Through the shimmer of conversation and the haze of neon, Major Arcana reveals the strange alchemy of human connection-how love and loneliness, failure and faith, all share the same worn barstool.

A portrait of a city, a bar, and the fragile souls who haunt them both, Major Arcana is a meditation on belonging and belief-on the illusions we build to survive, and the fleeting, luminous moments when they almost feel like truth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G8RVH3YF
• ISBN13: 9798901740309
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Atmosphere Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"