Final Draft

Sarah Edmonds' short story, "Final Draft," is a devastating tale about love, loss, and the extreme risks one takes for art. It will haunt you for days.

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This is a love story. It’s important to remember that.

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I had trouble finding my typewriter case this morning. My forehead immediately beaded with stress sweat, even though there are a limited number of places in our narrow Edwardian half-house anything that bulky could hide.

I’d taken the Underwood No. 5 (circa 1927—one of…