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Luke Johnson: Gunshot, Campground

August 14, 2017 by PBQ Leave a Comment

I once listened to the cold mosaic at St. Paul’s dome while my father whispered opposite. He spoke of blood and history. Folks tend to murmur the wild and holy places, to texture the roaring quiet in which comprehension is secondary to some sense of sanctity: this mumbled joy we’ve ground down— gunshot or whisper […]

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