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The Last Morning

by Joyce Carol Oates
Issue #85
Fall 2001
The May morning I came to where     I was not expected. The May morning hazy with the mad     swirl of maple seeds, where you stood blocking the door. “Where is Mom?” My voice lifted     innocent as a...

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