My Cousin Died an American Death
A shotgun, an accident, and a life that turned out so differently from mine
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8 min readOct 23, 2018
It’s never truly silent in Ocala, Florida. Here, daytime commotion fades, and the light drains, but then a racket begins. The pulsing thrum of crickets. It just appears, quieter at first, then building into rapid-fire night song. Click, click, click.
