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Catherine Parnell

Catherine Parnell: Sirens

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

My father calls twice from the small hospital in our town – the first time he says: “They are working on her.” The second time, less than three minutes later, he says: “Your mother is dead.” I tell him to stay where he is, that I will come and get him, that he can’t drive […]

Filed Under: Contributors 81, Fiction, Fiction 81, Issue 81 Tagged With: Catherine Parnell, Contributors 81, Fiction, Fiction 81

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