Rehab, or run away? I let readers choose the ending to this story about Southern girls, good intentions, and bad choices—a joint effort with Medium and Ploughshares. Read on to see which path Emery take, and for lots more on the project, click here.

Rehab, or run away? I let readers choose between two endings to my story about Southern girls, good intentions, and bad choices—a joint project with Medium and Ploughshares. This is the ending you didn’t choose, and here’s an essay on why I’m printing it…

Rehab, or run away? I let readers vote on the ending to my story about Southern girls, good intentions, and bad choices; this is the ending that more than half of you chose. (And here’s the one you didn’t.)

I said I would let you choose an ending to my short story, “The Schooling of Emery Dixon,”…