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25. The Voicemail

The afternoon it all began to come crashing down

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Kate Speer
Nov 17, 2023
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The afternoon sun never shone brighter. In broad daylight, in downtown Hanover, New Hampshire, I danced my way down Allen Street back to my truck. Opinions be damned. Shame be damned too. I was free. I was actually free and had a chance to live my life in that incredible reality.

Taking full gulps of fresh air as I blasted the Dixie Chicks out my window,…

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