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Author Archives: Claudia Cortese

Sarah’s Mother Makes Her Long Dresses of Lace ||| Rattle

October 19, 2016

Claudia Cortese

to hide the wooden brace, slight limp. Darker than inside a locket, more pungent— what wood wouldn’t love to live there, thinks Frankie, the neighbor boy who’s never said a word to her. He watches Sarah flick her foot through … Continued

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