Fairy Tale of the Plains: Sanora Babb

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Cruelty is a fairy tale written on the walls of a dugout—covered in newspaper. At night you could hear the moan of the earth, a single word cut out and swallowed. White paper dissolving inside like a little moon.

 
 

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Above the dark room,

cruelty softens, air carries the scent of sage.…

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