From Beneath a Perpetual Synthetic Dusk

From Beneath a Perpetual Synthetic Dusk

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From Beneath a Perpetual Synthetic Dusk
From Beneath a Perpetual Synthetic Dusk
A Fine Red Line
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A Fine Red Line

A boy growing up on the plains of Kansas during the Great Depression seeks to contribute to his family’s worsening financial problems. In so doing, he learns exactly who his father truly is.

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Lucien Telford
Aug 06, 2023
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A Fine Red Line
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A feral wind hurled sand and soil against my bedroom window with a sound like hail, drowning out the raging argument between my parents downstairs. Father’s boots trod heavily back and forth on the hardwood as they bickered. I peered through my window after I heard the front door open and watched as he marched outside, disappearing into the swirling chu…

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