I watched Lana walk away, her backpack slung over one shoulder, the folded permission slip clutched in her hand. The anger at myself…
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The titanium pin in my femur hums. It’s a low, metallic vibration, a constant companion. It sings a dull, aching song that starts…
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The sound of a coffee cup shattering against marble is a sound you feel in your bones. It cut right through the morning…
The rain was falling so hard it looked like the sky itself had split open, turning the street into a dark, swirling river.…
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The night that broke me, the night that began my exodus from the darkness, didn’t happen in a flash of light. It happened…
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