The Forest
Personal memory by Summer Fields
2001 • Vancouver, WA
Once, not too many years ago, my backyard was a forest. I was young, I played in the forest, went on adventures in the forest, discovered secret places in the forest, dedicated trees to friends who had passed... in the forest. I look out my window into my backyard, shiny new houses and a clear blue sky. What is missing?
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