The Inheritors Of Iron And Ash And The Unmarked Graves Of Blackwood Estate

you’re letting us help.”

“We were all just scared kids,” I replied. “What matters is who we choose to be now.”

As I cut the ribbon officially opening the “Kira Wildlife & Youth Sanctuary,” a mail truck arrived. The driver handed me a letter from a correctional facility’s psychiatric unit.

I opened it away from the crowd. Nathaniel’s shaky handwriting:continue reading …