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Lauren Avenius
Lauren Avenius is a San Diego resident, and Mexican-American California native. Lauren has two upcoming publications: Crossing Borders Anthology (SIC, 2020) and 'B is for Bunker' (One Peace Books, 2020).
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He still dreamed of the desert. He never lived there, but he knew it like you know houses and faces you’ve only ever seen in dreams. It was part of him. And no matter how the dream started, it always ended the same way, with the desert sun bearing down on him, sweat running down his forehead, then him falling forward onto his hands and knees, the grit and rocks digging into his palms, the faint taste of salt and sand and blood in his mouth as he clawed his way forward.
Issue 29, September 2019
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