The only myths he knew dealing with second chances ended in sorrow, but this wasn’t a myth, this was his life.
He took his thumb out of his mouth and hung his hammer by the claw on the fence post. Take a deep breath, he told himself. Steady now, and don’t go expecting miracles. He stood by the fence, waiting. However complicated and remarkable the rest of his life was going to be, it was here now, come to claim him.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JO-ANN MAPSON is a writer, teacher, and poet. She is the author of the novels Hank & Chloe, Blue Rodeo, Shadow Ranch, Loving Chloe, and most recently The Wilder Sisters, and of the short story collection Fault Line. She lives in California.
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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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