Zeynep Lokmanoglu

An essay for KCRW Berlin.

I’ve been driving during the day. I doubt I will feel safe at night and do not want to test it. I plan how long certain stretches will take, add time for lunch, for hiking, and never drive beyond the last drops of sunlight.

There is a story my grandmother used to tell me. I remember the beginning, but not much else.
In my head, I retell whatever I can remember of it, over and over, hoping the rest will reveal itself. I asked my cousin, my aunt, my sister, and my father. They said they remember it faintly. I suspect they remember the ghost of something else and don't know this story at all.
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