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Nine years ago today: Evacuation 5:00 a.m. the alarm chirps at me but I am already awake I slept poorly listening for winds that wouldnt come for hours packing laptop and T-shirts and shorts its warm in Mississippi too 6:00 a.m. the cat is unhappy in her carrier and tries to bite me I tell her Its better than being left behind but I dont blame her I am frightened enough to bite someone too 7:00 a.m. outside the sky is blue the air is hot and still but my mood is black the SUV is packed with people and cats and a set of golf clubs in the back ready for an important tee time in Jackson 8:00 a.m. the entire world moves north in a surreal tide of contraflow passengers in other cars watching me watch them as drivers jockey for better position though were all headed in the same direction away
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:12:59 +0000

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