Two-Lane Contemplations

Two-Lane Contemplations

Boundless Freedom

Guest Post by Michele Savaunah Zirkle

Jul 04, 2023
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Photo by Frank Cone

I stared at the revolver on the coffee table knowing I’d better not touch it. Dad had said not to. I was eight years old. I took a few steps, inching closer to the shiny, black object. I peeked around and sure enough, there he stood in the kitchen doorway watching to see if I was going to obey his orders or dare risk getting a spankin…

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