The father hits the son.
The son has a son.
The son becomes a father.
The father hits the son.
The son has a son.
The son becomes a father.
The father hits the son.
The son has a son.
The son becomes a father.
The father hits the son.
The son has a girlfriend
who wants a son—“or daughter.”
The son tells the girlfriend it’s over.
Grant Quackenbush is from San Diego.
A Quiet Courage 