A thick, well-measured batter flows into rectangular loaf, scalloped bundt, metallic alloyed steel rows, even and orderly. But after the high-speed blending, the meticulous, unyielding sifting of stubborn clumps through fine mesh wires, she remains gritty-textured, tough to swallow. Burnt-skinned crust and too much salt, she swells the tongue. Under the heat, expected to rise […]
Camille Lebel
Camille Lebel, mother to seven, lives on a hobby farm outside of Memphis. She’s published in Rogue Agent Journal, Literary Mama, Sledgehammer Lit, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Inkwell, Hidden Peak Press, Last Leaves Literary Magazine, and more. Writers Resist nominated her poem, “The First Time, Reclaimed,” for a 2023 Pushcart Prize. She enjoys traveling, horse-whispering, and making people uncomfortable. You can find her writing about child loss, parenting, purity culture, and more on Insta @clebelwords