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Pommes et Cannelle

by Chris Dungey                                                   These ingredients were printed                                                    on a crème-colored envelope wedged                                                    between toilet tank and wall—                                                   an unopened sachet or potpourri.                                                   We couldn’t tell, but there were red                                                   line sketches—of leaves, sprigs,                                                   poinsettia. When for?                                                   The Holidays were past—but “Scents                                                   of the Season” it read, in English.                                                   Still, through February the pouch                                                  waited to be poured                                                   into an exhausted vase                                                   of…

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Fire and Drums

by Donald Griffin I can see them, the dancers, over there in the distance. Men and women whirl around the fire their silhouettes mimicking every movement upon the lighted canyon wall behind them. Drum beats reverberate through the cool crisp night air, like a thousand hearts beating and pumping life…

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