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Jamming

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With Bergson at breakfast,
savoring a red jam
spread on warm crisp toast.

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Beyond the fruitiness of fruit,
or even the redness of red,
the sheer jamminess of jam
is what lingers.

Which came first:
the jamminess of the jam,
or the jam?

© Unni Nambiar (Nov 1, 2026)

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Uṇṇi Nambia̅r
Uṇṇi Nambia̅r

Written by Uṇṇi Nambia̅r

“I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.” ― Mary Oliver

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Welcome to Lit Up -The Land of Little Tales. Here you can read and submit short stories, flash fiction, poetry - in brief, your own legend. We're starting little. But that's how all big stories begin.