days of stone

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  • The Walk

    The Walk

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    Ryan Stone
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    I wake a full hour early for the rare gift of a walk in the woods with my father. He is a silent giant among misty ghost gums. I tell him, Watch! See how fast I can run. He doesn’t yell when I trip and fall, but lifts me with unfamiliar, calloused hands. At the…

  • Mother & Son

    Mother & Son

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    Ryan Stone
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    He faces the world Armed with a rose and a shield His mother’s blessing Ryan Stone For C&J