I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

several weeks and that Emma updated me on with a project manager’s specificity every evening at dinner. I heard her laugh through the window while my father was talking.

He did not apologize directly. My father was not built for direct apology, any more than he was built for doubt. But he asked about Emma. He asked what she liked. He asked whether we continue reading …