Human Parts
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Human Parts

Finding My Family’s Bones

How visiting Appalachia helped me begin to understand my family

There are no stars or skyscrapers in the suburbs. Even as a child, it felt like an in-between place to me. Suburbs were built for commuters — they leave them to work and come back to them to sleep. Maybe that’s why garages are the focal point of most suburban homes: They’re the portal for a morning exit and…

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Meg Conley

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