Annie Hartman

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“Treehouse Soul” by Annie Hartman

Submitted to Contest #50

I take a deep breath of summer-fresh air, the kind where you have to close your eyes and stretch your arms toward the sky. I look back at the house I just left, the home of my childhood. Three figures sit reverently on the porch. One is my wife, two are my children. They know what I need to do. My wife waves, as if she is pushing the air to blow me away, into the grove of trees. I wrench my eyes away from them and step into the shade of the ash trees.  I step slowly and lightly, like I am treading on holy ground. The leaves flutter an...

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