Okay
by Kenny A. Chaffin
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A strange old man with stringy gray hair lit my fire. Said, come on baby. He struck two sticks together that sparked like live wires, caught on the detritus. Flames leapt up curling in long rusty blonde cascades and when The Face of Want appeared I knew I’d be okay.

Kenny A. Chaffin – 10/9/2023

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