Mark Jacobs

Mark Jacobs has published 95 stories in commercial and literary magazines, including The Atlantic, The Kenyon Review and Southern Humanities Review. He has stories forthcoming in Playboy and several other magazines. His books include Forty Wolves, A Handful of Kings and Stone Cowboy. Check out his website at http://www.markjacobsauthor.com/

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Mark Jacobs  | 
Issue 63.2 Spring 2014

The first test of Filadelfio Vera’s resolve came on a hot day. From the instant he climbed into the Jeep he did not stop sweating. All morning long, rivulets ran down his legs and collected in his socks. They ran …