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Distinctly Montana Gal Spring 2013

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As she moved her head to follow the gentle drift of the dry fly, her soft, brown eyes widened behind her sunglasses, and held their steady gaze. A rainbow trout drifted lazily from behind a rock to study her. I watched him watching her and stifled the urge to speak. Her long, soft flight of line took air and spilled gently as it dropped the dry fly without a ripple. In an instant, her mouth mimicked his as it opened wide to opportunity. He was hers. This was the unexpected moment I would return to year after year—the day I learned Kate crossed the river of girlhood and no longer needed me to tell S P R I N G | 2 013 16 her. She was not mine; she was separate. She was herself. I sat on the shore, in awe of the babe I'd once cradled. And I knew I was meant to bring her to this place of informal awakening—both hers and my coming of age. Kathleen Clary Miller is the author of over 400 essays and stories that have appeared in major national publications as well as Montanan. She writes regular columns. Read more about her and her stories at http://kcmillersoutpost.blogspot. com. She lives in the woods of the Ninemile Valley, west of Missoula. Kathleen and Kate D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A Gal Kathleen Miller's Amazon Author's page: https://www.amazon.com/ author/millerkathleenclary

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