Hektoen International

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Tag: Mary Shannon

  • Dirty laundry

    Mary ShannonPortland, Oregon, United States She was sitting in the dark with one leg hiked up on her bed, staring out the window, the street light angled across her face like a three-quarter moon. I sat cross-legged in the bed next to her trying my best not to yawn—I knew better than to look uninterested…