Small towns are easy for governments to oppress. Populated mostly by the elderly and under-educated, the small village of Hopsteadt was prime. Their taxes were raised 10, 20, 30 percent. Farming quotas were doubled, then tripled, on land that was … Continue reading
She held the letter in her hand, afraid to let it go. It had arrived via email, but like all his messages, she had printed it out so that she could hold it, hold him, in her hands. On one … Continue reading
She didn’t need the letter. She didn’t need them to ring the doorbell. The moment the plain, dark green sedan pulled up in front of the house, she knew. They hadn’t even needed to get out of the car. But, … Continue reading