Original title: “Columbus, Ohio.” Narrative Magazine. 2011.
Always a Story
© Jen Knox
When Grandpa’s unable to move, he yells at my grandmother, and she yells at my mother. The residue of this yelling sticks to Mom so, to lessen it, I make her house look nice.
Rain taps away at the roof as I wait on Mom's porch. She's a little later tha…
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