I ARRIVED AT MY BEACH HOUSE EXPECTING PEACE-YILUX

the past and the present at once.

“I use it when I need to remember who I am,” I said, and I knew he didn’t fully understand, but I also knew that wasn’t something I could give him all at once.

He frowned slightly, confusion crossing his face, and I realized then how far apart our lives had grown without either of us noticing the distance.

“I didn’t think continue reading …