He thought he was stopping for a stray dog in the snow-until he saw what she was hiding beneath her body

of a soccer field. Finn asleep beside a stack of library books. Finn and Owen in the backyard, both of them covered in leaves.

Cal saved every photo.

He told himself it was for records.

Ruth knew better and said nothing, which was one of her kinder habits.

One evening in late April, Owen and his mother came by the cabin with Finn for a visit. The puppy continue reading …