He’s traveling without proper documentation for his property. ” “An oversight, surely,” the man said. He turned to Ellen. “You’re from Georgia, traveling for medical…
Boston could resist, but it could not ultimately protect fugitives from the full power of the federal government indefinitely. Ellen and William faced an impossible…
Linda Parson, Jessica’s mother, requested a copy of the final entry and kept it in a frame on her desk. She said it gave her…
The filmmakers took creative liberties, changing names and details, but the core of the story remained two climbers, a sudden illness, a choice to stay.…
I know so many families in this state, always running into cousins at every station. He laughed, a warm sound that made Ellen’s stomach twist.…
That your property? The word struck like a fist, but Ellen’s face showed nothing. Yes, my servant. He have papers. Here it was again. The…
One step, another, down the aisle toward the door, out onto the platform, where the December air bit at exposed skin, and the eyes of…
Boston would offer more safety than Philadelphia. And eventually, even Boston wouldn’t be enough, and they would have to flee again. This time across an…
That no system of oppression, no matter how powerful, no matter how deeply embedded in law and custom and violence, is truly unbreakable. That people…
They were moving. But the officer’s hesitation, his questions about documentation had revealed a weakness in the plan. The further north they traveled, the more…


