Fruit of the Earth, by Lori Strauss

Photo: © Depositphotos.com/kentoh
Written by Lori Strauss

Lori received the art above as part of Volume Ten, “The Challenge Edition,” in which contributors selected art for each other, and had the option of selecting rules for the piece to be created. Her partner chose the art above and gave her two rules:

  1. Use the sentence: “Now remember, if you swallow gum, it stays in your system for 7 years.”
  2. Include a recipe.

 

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Lori Strauss is a comedian, writer, and curator of interesting facts. As a former host of The Moth StorySLAMs in Boston she developed a passion for storytelling and has appeared on stages across the country. She’s currently a writer on Science with Sophie, a science/comedy web series for girls (and boys). Lori has trained with UCB, iO West, and ImprovBoston. She currently lives, writes, and performs in NYC.