The Forest Is Crying
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Short story, originally published in The Earth Strikes Back, Mark Zeising Books, 1994. First time in ebook format.
With the recent death of a client social worker Chris Dennison realizes he's hitting burn out in his job but he can't seem to pull himself out of the downward spiral he's falling into. He's ready to walk away from it all until he meets a girl who shouldn't exist, who tries to show him that if he doesn't like the answers he's getting, maybe he's asking the wrong questions.
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