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CASEY ROBB: Apples of Bavaria

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At a Munich park, we sat and laughed together, as lonely travelers do. He bit an apple, and I took a bite of bratwurst. We toasted, clinking the sweet red apples on our juice jars, chorused “apfel,” and took a swig… then spit, and spewed… and hooted!

Deutsch: Essig!

Vinegar!

Casey Robb’s careers have included physical therapy and civil engineering. Her creative non-fiction has been published in “Texas Magazine,” and her poetry has won numerous awards and several trophies, and has been published in a variety of journals, including “The Classical Outlook,” “Ekphrasis,” “The Edge City Review,” “The Comstock Review,” and “The Lyric.” Her first short story was recently published in “Menda City Review”.

JOAN RAYMOND: Forgot Something?

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Their Chevy, laden with two week’s necessities, idled in the driveway.

“You turn off the coffee pot?”

“Yes. You get my make-up bag?”

“Yes. But, I think I forgot something.”

“Mail held, neighbors reminded?”

“Yes, yes, something else…”

“Keys, wallet, prescription?”

“With all these questions, I forgot where we’re going.”

Joan Raymond is pursuing a degree in Creative Writing and English from SNHU. She enjoys watching her cats run around like maniacs at night and eating dark chocolate to stimulate her creativity.