The Distant Garden
The rain fell on the tin roof of the barracks like a thousand small, angry fingers. Silas Vance did not look up. He wiped his rifle with a rag that had long since lost its whiteness. The wood was warm under his palms. The metal was cold. He was a soldier. He had been a soldier for forty years. He was also a man. He had been a man for eighty. The distinction was becoming blurred. He sat in the...
0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 2 Views 0 Anteprima