When G-ma turns 80, she turns over care of her garden to Mir, with a warning. Never take money for its fruits before they're ripe. In 1935, G-ma's father promised his crop to the bank. Locusts ate ... [+]
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Cedric Rose
Cedric Rose is a librarian at the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio. His writing has appeared in The Best Climate Stories anthology, Picturing Black History, Saveur, Rodale's Organic Life, Cincinnati Magazine, Edible Ohio Valley, on Public Radio and the Atlas Obscura podcast, and in other publications.
Published works
Short Fiction
4 min
Finalist - Jury
Principal
Foundation
Short Fiction
4 min
The Beating Heart of the World
Lola unbungees her violin case from the back of her bike. She removes the lacquered instrument and props her sign in its velvet mouth: MUSIC STUDENT, DONATIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED. Crooking her neck ... [+]
Winner - Jury
Principal
2023