Ann Gosslin

“Sometimes you put walls up, not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”’

precipitous slope to the valley below

fan out and look for him.

merry goose chase

shrubbery and small stands of pine

father swooped in and scuppered his plans.

his mind wandered to a small item in the newspaper

flung open the window

he was using her as a lure.

they would be cut off from the world