He Married Me Dying, Then His Lawyer Opened the Box

death.

Through the opening of Bennett Lumber and Supply after the old hardware yard expanded.

Through the flood of ’79 that took out half the lower block near the river.

Through my mother’s obituary, which he somehow clipped and tucked into one envelope with a short note: I stood in the back at the service because I wasn’t sure you’d want to see me there.continue reading …