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Father Figure
by Shaemus Spencer Liana S I was five. My dad got sent to the prison in Auburn, maximum security. He says he didn’t kill that girl, but I saw the blood when he came home thinking we were all asleep. That’s why they made me testify even though I told them I wasn’t sure, maybe it was just mud. That fall he wrote me a letter saying he didn’t blame me or anything, that he ended up taking the plea deal so he could get out and see me some day. He’d be eligible in twenty-five years,
Jun 5, 20204 min read
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