Apeiron Review | Issue 6

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Melissa Watkins Starr

Southern Girls Sift the flour, adore the cool smoothness of it. Forget cups, no need for spoons. Palm the shortening, pinch it in, pour on buttermilk. Work toward a ball that’s soft like a woman’s breasts. Sweet Southern biscuits take a fast oven, emerge golden, edible heirlooms.

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