A Forthright Fragrance
by Charlie Geer
Some people like subtlety in their incense — a light touch, just a trace of the chosen bouquet wafting about delicately, threading the air. Other people prefer a more candid incense, one that is not ashamed to come right out and take charge of the room: a frank incense. If you’re headed to a grubby stable with a newborn in it, you’ll definitely want the frank incense. Bold gold, frank incense, assured myrrh…felíz navidad, friends.
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Charlie Geer is the author of the novel “Outbound: The Curious Secession of Latter-Day Charleston.” His work has appeared in Tin House, The Sun, Bloomsbury Magazine, and The Southern Review.
