"The Civil War - the War of Northern Aggression - was still a vivid reality for some people, my grandmother included. The mere existence of Yankees was a difficult proposition for her. . . . Once, when I asked her what was wrong with Yankees, she said, 'They put sugar on their meat.'"
- James Conaway, Memphis Afternoons
from Startles (Volcano)
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Playing the changes. Dissonant ones. Bright and dull orange rust barrel,
fern shadows magnified in a pool of orange water. Circles inside of
circ...
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