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This morning I woke up to piles of laundry around my bed, the result of being gone with the kids for a week to my grandmother’s funeral in Louisiana. Exhausted, I hauled myself to my feet to start a load. And when I opened my dryer, it was like a time capsule. I pulled out at least eight pairs of my husband’s old military socks and two sets of camouflage uniforms. I did it slowly, almost savoring the moment, allowing myself the brief fantasy that this was real – that I was really doing his laundry. I ran my fingers over the badges that had been sewed onto the shirt and then hugged it to my body, willing the empty shell to fill with the form I’ve missed holding onto for so long. ~WC~
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:18:34 +0000

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