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BlogHer of the Week: Vanilla Garlic

January 11, 2010 6:50 am by Jory Des Jardins in Life
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Our BlogHer of the Week is more commonly known in the blogosphere for how he can apply storytelling to things simple and often very sweet (see his recipe for Maple Sweet Potato Cake to see what I mean). When applied to personal tragedy his prose remains skillful and evocative, but is heartbreaking. 

In his post, "Smells Like S'mores", Garrett McCord surprises us. We think, another mouthwatering post. Instead we are left with a bitter taste:

"When a four-plex built in 1960 burns down it smells like s'mores. Sort of."

McCord orients us by backing up and starting from the beginning:

 

There were actually two fires that night. The first one was around 9 p.m. I was working on my thesis and BF was getting killed again playing Uncharted 2 on the new Playstation 3. Suddenly smoke poured in through the vent above the stove and the room immediately filled with a choking grey haze. People outside began yelling, pounding on doors, and screaming one word: fire.