I Called Three Investigators to My Nephew’s Birthday Party

she said, very low, “I should’ve stopped her when she made that joke.”

I put a piece of cake onto a napkin. Handed it to her.

“Yeah.”

She took it.

Didn’t eat it.

A little later, Dad came over from the fence. Sunglasses on, though the sun had started dropping.

“I didn’t know you were… all that.”

I almost told him “all that” sounded like I ran a superhero bunker.continue reading …