A story about grit and grief

vol. 5 issue 14

Pie. Credit: Masuniri.

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Greetings,

Recently, I watched unseen as a man lifted the lid of a Dumpster in the back alley of an apartment complex. The scene was unfolding across the street from where I sat upon the roof-top deck of a local gathering place.

So often, the rooftop, with its sweeping views of the surrounding mountains, i…