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Memories and Where to Keep Them
By Nat Lyle
Room’s Creative Non-Fiction Contest 2020.
Before my mother left, when my mind was still small and pink like two fists held together, we saw a miracle in the sky.
I was still allowed outside then. Whenever I wanted. The day was clear and the sky stretched for miles like blue canvas. Outside on our white porch hammock I splayed my stubby limbs for balance. I had to be careful on its webbing; the netting hung slack and my Bambi legs and arms poked too easily through. One moment I’d be perfectly suspended, the next on the ground. I was very deliberate about this whole exercise; white knuckled and gripping each braided end, I balanced like a finch on a powerline.

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