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It’s been 15 years since police fatally shot Ray-Ray, and his parents, older sister and younger brother are achingly reminded of his loss as the anniversary of the tragedy is just days away—and coincides with their annual family bonfire.

While British officers dined on the food and drink of President James Madison in the executive mansion, soldiers set bonfires in government buildings throughout the city, including the Capitol building.

We drink a little wine or hot cider with friends around a backyard bonfire, shivering, glad to be alive and together.

After all, it might be fine for one of us to drive into the desert, gather all the downed ancient juniper, and make a roaring bonfire.

The good news is they’ll reheat beautifully if you wrap them in foil and place them next to your bonfire a few hours before dinnertime, says Dan Souza, editor in chief at Cook’s Illustrated.

Marc Wortman is the author, among other books, of The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta.

In one corner, a pile of Apple iPads and Google glasses are torched in a bonfire.

Everyone wanted to know the outcome of in this tropical version of Bonfire of the Vanities.

Some have said that about my book, The Bonfire, about Atlanta in the Civil War.

But Bonfire of the Vanities this is not, and that is unfortunate, though the cultural references might be spot on.

Patrick had brought an axe and, with the help of some of the boys, soon had a big bonfire burning on the edge of the pond.

We feel just a little hurt that the police have not prohibited our village bonfire.

A jolly bonfire they made, too, and as the flames went up the people cheered lustily.

Upon the summit of the great keep a huge bonfire had sprung up, and the tall flames leaped toward the inky heavens.

They will make a bonfire of the houses of those bourgeois and artisans fit to roast Beelzebub!