The Paper Airplane

The Paper Airplane

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The Paper Airplane
A Story Without a Morel

A Story Without a Morel

E. Lily Yu
May 21, 2021
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A Story Without a Morel
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The trilliums were—are—blooming; it was the right time of year. I drove a hundred miles into the Cascades with a map of past years’ fires, hungry for the miracle that arises after burning. But about eight miles out from the burn, the right turn I needed to make was blocked by a fallen pine and three inches of snowpack. My colleague and I lugged half a b…

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