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Photo ©Peter Serling Car engine chefs Bill Scheller (left) and Chris Maynard as theyappeared in the July 11, 1988 issue of People magazine. Contributors

Two stunning photos by Karen Dinan grace Page 7 as “Windblown Dunes.” Kasia Staniaszek and Michael Giovanniello give us some “Street Photography on Page 28.

In words and photos of his “Postcard from Raqmu, ” Buddy Mays takes us to the ancient Jordanian metropolis where buildings were works of art carved from the walls of the stone canyons that rim the city. (Page 8)

An anonymous “Conversation with God” is revealed, beginning on Page 14.

Bill Scheller presents the techniques of vehicular cuisine, in the story behind his car engine cookbook, “Manifold Destiny,” beginning on Page 23.

The heartfelt poem “The Heart in the Storm,” by Jay Jacobs appears on Page 29.

Four poems by Samantha Marie with artwork by Sharafina binti Teh Sharifuddin begins on Page 30.

“Return to Campania,” from Bill Scheller’s new book of travel memoirs, In All Directions,begins on Page 35.

“Memories of Games Past,” are filtered through a Proustian lens by Kendric W. Taylor. (Page 42)

Avian photography by Janet Safris via her Winged Art, begin on Page 47.

“The giver receives the real gift – an emotional bequest, borne only of true, selfless service,” Ginny Craven writes in her memoir, “The Gift.” (Page 52)

In his short story, “Notebooks,” Tony Tedeschi’s protagonist plays with his illusions, beginning on Page 55.