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“Transitions” by MB Barden
“My Mom asked me if I wanted to go to my grandfather’s grave with her. I thought, really? I’m sure that is what every kid would love to do on a Saturday afternoon. I just looked at her. I was staring at her but not seeing her. Instead, I saw images of zombies, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and creepy crypt keepers. ‘No, thank you.’”
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