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< h1 > THE SCAR FESTIVAL< / h1 >
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Bernardo Zubko — Pine Ridge dawn.< br >
Benjamin Salais — Spokane silver rain.< br >
Bryan Takahashi — Atlantic Highlands cargo door.< br >
Adelaide Hensley — Lexington rosemary rows.< br >
Alberto Machado — Pontiac mast.< br >
Alison Wood — Watercolor jar.< br >
Carmelina Rubio — Monterey tide pool.< br >
Arnelle Biondi — Peach jar '73.< br >
Mary Farmer — Hoosic lime.< br >
Belinda Crowder — Whitman sorting drum.< br >
Armando Torres — Texas shop floor.< br >
Adrain Warren — Bronx boiler.< br >
Andrew Beardsworth — Oak beam '34.< br >
Alex Carter — Mars habitat seal.< br >
Adam Banega — Garden bed trellis.< br >
Amada Zambrano — The rhythm that caught the shard.< br >
Isaiah Thornton — Floor sealant at 0400.
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And I, Amy Coates, standing on the banks of the Comal:< br >
My first slip was the ledger lost in '89.< br >
I did not sweep the shards.< br >
I poured the seam.< br >
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< a href = "/first-slip.html" class = "seam-link" > WALK IT WITH ME.< / a >
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"We are the golden vein."< br >
— New Braunfels, July Tenth, Cycle One.
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