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Lora Kilpatrick

Lora Kilpatrick lives in Oklahoma where she runs a violin studio. When she's not playing violin, reading, writing, or tending chickens, you can find her a couple thousand feet in the air flying vintage tailwheel airplanes.

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Space Tears

Atomic explosions are beautiful from outer space. There's a bright, searing flash then a bulbous growth of angry clouds that flatten out like Portobello mushrooms. I watch from a tiny window in the deserted storage bay. Children aren't allowed on the observation deck, including…