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In the aftermath of my brother and his total downfall my father and I began the incredibly slow and painful process of rebuilding our shattered relationship on…

“Clara?” I whispered. The name tasted like old dust in my mouth. “Clara Vance left town when her daddy lost the parsonage over on Elm Street. That…

I unfolded the paper with two fingers. The kitchen at home felt very far away, and the little clicking radiator in my head was louder than Ray’s…

I looked at the miter saw, with its silver blade still gleaming where Arthur had wiped a thin coat of 3-in-1 oil over it the night before…

I kept reading. “I spent three years telling myself I was saving you. But maybe the truth is that I was scared you would stay.” My breathing…

I took her hand. “Sarah.” “Yes?” “I have something to tell you.” She looked afraid. “I called the shop.” Her eyebrows lifted. “What?” “I’m taking a leave.”…

I felt my heart break. “Warning you?” “That you were going to get sick too.” Her voice cracked. “That eventually you would become the person sitting beside…