How We Didn’t Tell Her

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that the housekeeper said that the gardener said that someone named Jean or Jeannie or Jenny who was his friend or maybe his boss had said ... Read more

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Childhood is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies

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Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age The child is grown, and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where ... Read more

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Justice Denied in Massachusetts

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Let us abandon then our gardens and go home And sit in the sitting-room. Shall the larkspur blossom or the corn grow under the cloud? Sour to the ... Read more

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Horrible Beauty

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Your warm, winged body moves slightly as I cradle you in my hands. Hope springs eternal despite the ugliness that has happened. Have I saved ... Read more

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His Grief

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When I was told she was gone I was stunned into silence, but it was only a moment before I let it escape; the weeping and wailing that was dammed ... Read more

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