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Abundance (Among the Raspberries and Cucumbers)

I stood on a steep, wooded trail eating raspberries by the handful. In that moment I was only my outstretched arm, greedy fingers prying plump berries from large clusters. I was eyes trained on the color red hiding beneath green leaves; I was only a gaping...

Dostoevsky ‘s Cook (An Angel, an Onion, and a Pair of Boots)

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It’s only a story, but it’s a nice story. I used to hear it when I was a child from Matryona, my cook, who is still with me. It’s like this. Once upon a time there was a peasant woman and a very wicked woman she was. And she...

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Abundance (Among the Raspberries and Cucumbers)

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