NARRATIVE of WARD COURIER, Continued

June, 2009

EAST AURORA and SOUTH WALES, NY

"How long do you feel like it's been after you?" I said after a pause.

"I don't know if it's something that's always been or whether it's something that just woke up when I was born and found me. But it's always been in my life. Ever since I've been aware as a person, it's been coming for me, from my earliest memories.

"I make myself a target when I get too settled, and ...