The Wistful Letter
14 November. The ink is cold. It pools in the well of the nib like blood in a wound that will not clot. I am trying to write your name, Julian, but my hand shakes. The pen slips. The letters blur. I am fifty-four years old. I have served this institution for thirty years. My hands are the hands of a man who has held the keys to too many doors. They are failing me now. The sickness is in my...
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