An autumn morning’s sun was creeping upward while I was snuggled comfortably in bed, my face mashed into the pillow and my floral pink chiffon bedspread pulled to my chin.
The clock radio ticked to seven, waking me as it did every morning. I listened to a country FM station owned by an old man near Atlanta. No other voice but his was ever heard (he owned the station) because he recorded shows for mid-afternoon, night and overnight, then turned the recordings on and left.
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