Smoking

White Silence

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I think I was 15. Wintertime. Saturday morning. Snow about six inches deep everywhere. Nothing going on at home, so I decided to go out. I walked through the snow down to the railroad tracks, then stepping on every cross tie to the South Charleston C&O Railway station. No one there, no cars on the … Read more

Alice Karen Farley

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1931-2007 Alice and I, twins of course, were born in Winding Gulf, West Virginia on September 1, 1931. I’ve written about Alice in other pieces, and will take this space to tell you a little about her adult years. But before that, this: We were what you’d expect from twins: played together, walked to school … Read more