Debbie Copeland

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“ "The Crow in Tree Number Five" by London Copeland” by Debbie Copeland

Submitted to Contest #49

There it stood looking like an entranceway to a private cemetery; a rusty black gate with a broken chain lock, ajar, with just enough space for me to squeeze through safely—safely? I second guess myself as I do three Hail Mary’s across my chest. Barren black trees cross over my head as I go through the gate. One…two…three…four…I count the trees per his instructions, only the trees on the right side, stumbling deeper into a murky forest. Stricken trees lead me further into the woods, and then suddenly I pause from counting. My eyes blink as t...

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