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“What I Saw,” by Matthew Dickman
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“What I Saw,” by Matthew Dickman

The New Yorker · May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM

Key takeaways

  • I laid my head on the place between my mother’s still-warm
  • arm and chest, closed my eyes, and cried,
  • and because it was just her and me, I sucked my thumb

I laid my head on the place between my mother’s still-warm

arm and chest, closed my eyes, and cried,

and because it was just her and me, I sucked my thumb

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