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Where Grass Gives Way to Gravel
by Jill McCabe Johnson Simon Ray The doe lies where grass gives way to gravel and gravel gives way to road. A spot of fur on the side of her ribcage and another near her shoulder splays like a cowlick or bullseye. The half-inch opening of her mouth reveals a row of tiny incisors along her lower jaw and a gap where at least two teeth are missing. Both ears fan open, no longer twitching to track sounds. Inside her right ear what at first appears to be a tiny brown mouse turns o
May 24, 20242 min read
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