Forever, July Afternoon, 2014 |
"On the postcards there were always too many stamps. I can't remember how many I need to place, but I want to make sure it gets to you, so I placed as many stamps as possible. I looked at the American stamps, often the profiles of past presidents, or of the flag, red, white and blue, and allowed my fingers to follow the curves and linear lines that was his writing, as if touching his words, would allow me to touch him. Everything I received in the mail suddenly felt too precious in a manner I didn't quite understand."
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p52, First Love, When the Bough Breaks- Tammy L Wong, publisher Ethos Books
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