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Jorge Santana

Essay

“Just papers; nothing important,” I told the clerk at the Post Office, knowing in fact that the box held the weight of dreams, a desire for redemption, and the wish to be remembered in another way

By Jorge Santana | May 1, 2024

When he came to my office two days before he took his life, his former elegance was in full display, even now as a thin, old man with a voice still attached to his younger self, a man wearing a handsome black coat, a crisp white shirt, and red suspenders

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