"Heart of the House" is a 2022 Scars Publications cc&d magazine (v323, the July 2022 issue) poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. "Children, Churches and Daddies" (AKA cc&d, subtitle "the UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since its inception in 1993, but since 2014 cc&d has been released either monthly or every other month (with bonus issues) as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (print ISSN# 1068-5154, Internet ISSN# 1555-1555), but also an ISBN#. With ISBN#s for issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book and the cover design. Writers and artists in this book include Bill Tope, C Ra McGuirt, Charles Eades, Chuck Teixeira, DC Diamondopolous, Eric Burbridge, James Bates, James Hanna, James Mulhern, Janet Kuypers, John F McMullen, Kevin Statham, Linda M. Crate, Michael Ceraolo, Phil Temples, Rod Martinez, Christina Culverhouse, David J. Thompson, David Russell, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Helen Bird, Kyle Hemmings, Rose E. Grier, and Wes Heine.