“Kyle, wake up, hurry” My wife shook me as she said these words. There was real urgency in her voice. Confused, I heard a fire truck. Or a police car. “What’s the ruckus? Women…always dramatic…”, I thought. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. Those were the air raid sirens telling us to […]
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The Devil On My Shoulder
“I look into your eyes and I see so much pain,” the girl sitting across from me said. I had just finished telling her the condensed version of why I left America behind. “Why is there so much pain in your eyes? I can tell it’s real but I do not understand why.” She pressed on. […]