Written by Leah McMichael, story-teller and artistic collaborator.

Damocles saw a sword hanging above the tyrant Dionysius: the naked blade suspended by a thread of horsehair, threat ever-present in the midst of plenty. That sword hangs everywhere today. But endangered monarchs still fly with tattered wings, and blue chicory blooms from degraded city soils. Abundance hangs by a thread in unlikely places. So raise a glass and fill a bowl to feast. The hour is late, but there’s still so much to love.

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