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“A cluster of meadowlarks covers the snowy highway in front of my father’s 1962 Ford Falcon. The birds flee the road just as I pass them by. I watch as the flock expands apart, and in the rearview, the larks regroup to pick at a frozen raccoon carcass. After I pass a small patch of pine trees, the wind forces the car to the center of the road, and I quickly correct. I wonder why these meadowlarks stick around, why they endure like they do. I shift on the white leather seat. I am in my father’s spot—the driver’s seat—seeing our rural prairie homeland from his point of view.”  [READ MORE ...]



Sometimes we don’t get the family we imagine we should have. Sometimes ... we just need to find a way out. Read Alternating Current author STEPHANIE LIDEN’s new story, “Inheritance,” today’s story on Go Read Your Lunch . We support our authors through donations, so if the story touches you, please consider giving some pocket change to support this indie author.