In memory of the nine people who lost their lives when “a ‘lone wolf,’ a man who sat for an hour near a pastor leading bible study, in a historic Charleston, South Carolina church, pulled out a pistol, and, one by one, took aim and fired, riddled the prayerful, felled nine lives…”
the morning light spilled across the front pages, across faces bowed and streaked in tears. it didn’t take long till my own tears were added to the morning’s misery. a “lone wolf,” a man who sat for an hour near a pastor leading bible study, in a historic charleston, south carolina church, pulled out a pistol, and, one by one, took aim and fired, riddled the prayerful, felled nine lives, including the church pastor, a revered state senator.
i’d come downstairs in this quiet old house to write of something else, but i picked up the news pages off the stoop, and there it was in all three papers: “deadly church attack;” “scene of carnage has long history of pain, pride and dignity;” “loner held in church killings.” sadly, only in chicago was the story “below the fold,” meaning it got second billing to something else, and in this case…
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Thank you for sharing this, Rosanna.
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