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The metaphor of a flood often signifies the cleansing of old ways, thus allowing for new paths to open. In this new work from House (A Parchment of Leaves), set in a rural Tennessee valley, brothers Luke and Asher are estranged after Luke comes out as gay and, faced with condemnation, leaves home. Some years later the Cumberland River floods and the community is decimated. In the aftermath, Asher, a preacher, off...Log In or Sign Up to Read More