Post by Murph on Nov 29, 2023 8:00:25 GMT -6
The Genius of Genesis, Part 8: ‘Cain and the Art of Self-Control’
“Fiona! Come back! Where are you? I went to the can, and when I got back, you were gone!”
A young man with bare chest and unruly hair emerged from the trees and crossed the former railroad bridge, now jogging trail over the limpid waters of the South Fork, as I stood rooted to the spot. I used to enjoy picnicking and swimming here, before tents began to appear. Still yelling, more from anger or concern I couldn’t tell, the man crossed the bridge and disappeared back into the woods.
A slightly less scruffy-looking fellow with a prosthetic limb stopped his bicycle on the bridge. “They’ll be OK,” he assured me in a raspy voice. “That’s his girlfriend. I used to live in those woods, too, but was never a meth-head.” He had lost his leg in a forklift accident, he explained, and had taken a while to get back on track. These woods were within walking distance of a food bank, so were a choice spot to camp.
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