Writing from the Desert Places

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Writing from the Desert Places
Writing from the Desert Places
The Sparrow's Portion

The Sparrow's Portion

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Brandi Willis Schreiber
May 12, 2024
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Sparrow. Elli Burgin, photograph. Unsplash.

Smoky cheeses the color of gourds.

Savory meats flecked with snow-white fats.

Glistening oils and fizzy wines sloshing in green bottles.

This is how I see things when I go to the grocery store: it’s poetry to me.

My husband used to joke that I had “produce seduction” anytime I shopped. Doesn’t everyone else swoo…

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