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witnessing the aftermath of the last straw

The car stopped on the interstate exit ramp, and a woman got out. I stared. The car was fine, and the remaining person inside, a man, was manuevering into the driver’s seat. No yelling, just grim expressions.

social work

In Florence, Julia found herself mobbed by children waving newspapers in her face. They were reedy, thin, grubby. They came on in a rush, 12 or 15 of them, shouting “miss! miss!” and were dispersed in mass by some looker-on. Some adult more imposing than Julia. Once again, she had somehow been separated from her [...]

social work

In Florence, Julia found herself mobbed by children waving newspapers in her face. They were reedy, thin, grubby. They came on in a rush, 12 or 15 of them, shouting “miss! miss!” and were dispersed in mass by some looker-on. Some adult more imposing than Julia. Once again, she had somehow been separated from her [...]