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Breath

by Carol Casey The August sun has almost spun the straw  to gold in the large stack behind the barn.  We take turns sliding down its side, whooping  in the earthy smell, the scratchy stalks tickling.  Not sure why I go down backward, push off  so hard. I land with a thump on almost…

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Conjuring Bread From Earth

By Pamela Wax             —for Rob …at the still point, there the dance is.                    — T.S. Eliot There you are, baking breadbefore sunrise, kneadingits knots and sinews like a masseuse.You divine the dough’s perfect balancebetween a big-belly Buddhaand a contortionist, nudging…

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