An Old Man Performs Alchemy on His Doorstep at Christmastime by Anna George Meek

An Old Man Performs Alchemy on His Doorstep at Christmastime by Anna George Meek

published in her book, Acts of Contortion (2002)

Cream of Tartar, commonly used to lift meringue and angel food cake, is actually made from crystallized fine wine.

After they stopped singing for him, the carolers became transparent in the dark,and he stepped into their emptiness to sayhe lost his wife last week, pleasesing again. Their voices filled with gold.Last week, his fedora nodded hello to me...