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Qualities of the Modern Farmer

March 21, 2023 by EmilyFranklin

The Times
Qualities of the Modern Farmer

By Emily Franklin
(this appeared in The Times)

SOMEWHERE between two and three in the morning, hours before the police show up, Miller sits out in the field on a metal folding chair. Luna had offered a cushion but he’d turned her down and here he is with a cold ass and nearly drained coffee seasoned with Nubit, the liquor Luna makes from the pecans nobody wants to buy.

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