Anthony Coburn

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Candy sat in a chair by the kitchen table, phone cradled between her chin and shoulder, a pair of garden shears in her hands. As she spoke, she began to work the shears back and forth, pressing with all her might as the metal blades cut through the soles of a pair of rubber sandals. She continued her work for several minutes, long enough for the shears to destroy all semblance of pattern on the sole and to render the shoes into a messy little heap of rubber. Hanging up the phone, she gathered up the scraps she had made and carried them to an outside garbage can.
Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs
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