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the day before Christmas (moment of unexpected silence)

Humming along to Happy Xmas (War is Over) on the car radio, though I’ve done nothing but buy, buy, buy, and go by.  My mouth still tastes of peppermint mocha behind my cheeks and under my tongue as I flip pages … Continue reading

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body bags

18 of them, small for bodies under 4 feet lined up with 6 full-size bags how we tidy up loss so neatly & lifted easy but only the flesh is light not the arms that lift it you can’t cart … Continue reading

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