I Read Stories: The Trimming Of Branches by Ali Miller in Luna Station Quarterly

 

The Trimming Of The Branches by Ali Miller in Luna Station Quarterly

The father had belonged to the orchard, as had his mother and his mother’s mother and so on. The child was raised as much by the trees as the parent. And perhaps, perhaps this was as well, for though they were jealous, the orchard took all the pain and grief.

But now the father has died and been buried in the orchard. And a new tree grows.

Read This: For a fable about family, legacy, trees and breaking them
Don’t Read This: If you want an explanation of what’s going on