The Distant Joke
The sky turned the color of a bruised plum. It happened fast. The horizon cracked. Rain fell upward. Miles stood in the yard. He held his hat low. The wind smelled of copper. "Did you see that?" he asked. No one answered. The house was empty. His wife, Clara, was inside. She was always inside. He went in. The floorboards creaked. They sounded like dry bones breaking. Clara sat at the table. She...
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