Before my father was a man who made me afraid, he was this lithe boy swinging through the air.
Ghost boy
An image of my father before me.
Published February 28, 2001 10:38PM (EST)
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By Kathryn Marlow
Kathryn Marlow spends her days hocking literature to the masses and her nights sleeping on a couch underneath far too many cats in Roanoke, Virginia. Eventually, she will become a teacher.
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