John McCarthy

For the Armadillo, My Sympathy

For the Armadillo, My Sympathy

It doesn’t have a name—the night I hit and killed an armadillo crossing Route 13 somewhere betweenCarbondale and Murphysboro. It rolled up inside itself, like a hard year that has lasted longer than anyone wanted,when there came a harsh thud and smack under the car, the wheel shocks crushing the armored shell of the animal.Taught …

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