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September / October, 2018
Indebted for life to pay for death“I know Mom’s out hunting,” she said to break the long silence. “I’ll leave before she comes back.”He held on to the door handle. The droning voice on the radio seeped out from the house and into the forest. He hadn’t seen his daughter in over two years. What should he say? Could he touch her? He moved to let her through. Their heads hung low. She walked sideways as she passed by her father, who closed the door behind her. He turned off the radio and, faced with...
