The Faded Photograph
The rain hit the slate roof like a thousand small, angry fingers. I sat by the hearth, watching the flames eat the dry oak. The house was cold, despite the fire. It had always been cold. My father’s house. My mother’s before him. A stone throat swallowing the years. I am a tanner. My hands are stained the color of old tea. The leather is soft under my touch, but my heart is hard stone. I left...
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