“
It's not that you were memorable,
but you had the quality of eternal details,
like faded graffiti, abandoned newspapers,
or a few smudged notes,
almost an offbeat line,
scribbled as if by mistake
amid the frenzy of Bliss Street.
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― To Live in Autumn
― To Live in Autumn
“
The fruits scorch in the fierce heat. The smell of plum jam fills the kitchen. Flesh bubbles, edges blacken, plum juices burst from their skins and mingle with the honey and lemon. Twenty minutes later they emerge, collapsed in a pool of deepest purple-red. I twist the lid from a bottle of rosewater, hand-made, no label, and shake drops over the scorched fruit. A scent of rose, sweet fruit and honey. We let the fruit rest for ten minutes.
The roasted plums are served on an old tin dish, a mound
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”
― A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts
― A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts
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