Part III June My daughter was a junkie. It took me a long time to tell anyone. When we found…
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Stories of Hope
You Hem Me In: I
Summer, 1983 Part I Sitting in my bunk that first day in Raleigh with my brown clothes on, I went…
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You Hem Me In: II
Fall, 1987 Part II After seeing that fire in my neighbor Susan’s garage, I stood stunned at the scene I’d…
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You Hem Me In: III
Spring, 1989 Part III Rodney and I lay face down under the bushes so quietly they would’ve never heard us….
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You Hem Me In: IV
Winter, 1996 Part IV The investigation room reeks of this morning’s leftover coffee and stale chips, like that old restaurant…
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You Hem Me In: V
Spring, 2001 Part V Freedom never tasted so sweet: Welch’s grape juice and a Little Debbie Fudge Round. I hopped…
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