Brittany VanRooy

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“The Skarbnyk” by Brittany VanRooy

Submitted to Contest #268

      Mama always said that my blood will protect me.         My boots tap against the flagstones at the mouth of the tunnel, each pair of echoes seeming to say, ‘Turn back, turn back…’           Anya clutches at the embroidered sleeve of my vyshyvanka as we follow the priest, her fingers still dimpled with baby fat, her six years of life a stark reminder of how long I’ve gone without my beloved mother. &nbsp...

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