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Second Amendment By T. Delaplain Hope had dimmed somewhat since the government had evolved, but still the patriot rose from his bundle of cast off blankets, coughed out the night’s polluted air and kissed his wife’s fading photo in the broken frame. She hadn’t survived the move from the nursing home, the aid had efficiently... Continue Reading →
A Lifeline By T. Delaplain The mile long cord snaked through the crack in the pantry door at full extension, securely wrapped around my twelve year old wrist, my only lifeline to the outside. The punishment for skipping class had been a week of solitary confinement without my bestie. Loudly whispering and scheming, I was... Continue Reading →
by T. Delaplain Cutting a section of Mom’s beloved plant, I sprouted you in a Mason jar, hopeful, on our way to college. You wrapped around me in the cab of Dad’s ‘ol’ pickup as I moved to my first job. Gracefully winding around the baby’s bassinet you held space while I nursed. Lush and... Continue Reading →
Tracey Delaplain, MD 
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