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The girl can’t see the woman, but the woman sees the girl behind

The girl can’t see the woman, but the woman sees the girl behind

by Carole Duff | Sep 1, 2025 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 8 comments

Last week, I looked behind, viewing 8mm family films from the early-to-mid 60s when I was between the ages of ten and sixteen. I saw my parents, grandparents, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, many now empty chairs. The girl I was couldn’t see the woman she would...

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