“Throw it,” says the burly man as he presses the baby chick into my hand. It lay then in my open palm — newly hatched, innocent, and confused. I furrow my brows as I turn to search the man’s face. He smirks at me through a bush of unkempt beard. “Yes, yes, go on then. … Continue reading Life For A Life
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The World Outside
I love my family, and I love our life here — yet I cannot help but be curious about the world out there, the world beyond the confines of my home and beyond the loving embrace of my parents. They say that there is nothing for me in the world outside. They say that our … Continue reading The World Outside


