Mickey McKeever is abandoning his wife and young child. After walking and hitchhiking across North America, he can't seem to escape his sins. Haunted by the memory of war and his loss of control, all he needs is a way to come clean... A short story interrogating the aftermath of war and the struggles of those who survive it. This 1,900 word story is an excerpt from a novel in progress titled Denouement but has been adapted to stand on its own.All Rights Reserved