Miriam Found a Reflection in a Mirror That Ended Her Marriage

carried the spade and a paper bag of tulip bulbs out to the rectangular flower bed near the cedar fence.

The soil was stiff, resisting the first thrust of the spade as I pressed down with the heel of my shoe.

I turned the dark earth over, breaking the clumps with the side of the blade until the dirt was loose and fine.

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