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Cedric Rose

Cedric Rose is a librarian at the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio. His writing has appeared in Saveur, Rodale's Organic Life, Cincinnati Magazine, Edible Ohio Valley, at wvxu.org, and on the Atlas Obscura podcast.

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Short Fiction

Primavera

Cedric Rose

When G-ma turns 80, she passes on care of her garden to Mir, with one warning. Never take money for its fruits before they're ripe. G-ma learned this in 1935 when her own father promised his crop to ... [+]

Finalist - Jury Principal Foundation
Short Fiction

The Beating Heart of the World

Cedric Rose

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