The Subtlest Sound
When Kyle turns off the vacuum cleaner, silence rushes down the second floor hallway of her home and closes around her like an angry mob. She stands there in a pair of Mom-cutoff denim shorts,…
Bellingham Review Contributor
Paulus Perkins: I am an incarcerated military veteran. “The Subtlest Sound” came about due to a disturbing legal trend that condemns parents for the “sins” of the child. While I agree that if parents go too far in contributing to a child committing a crime they should be punished, but just being a parent of a child who commits a crime—any crime—just destroys families, period!
When Kyle turns off the vacuum cleaner, silence rushes down the second floor hallway of her home and closes around her like an angry mob. She stands there in a pair of Mom-cutoff denim shorts,…