I Found Something Strange In My Smoke Detector

said. “The little one. I thought I saw it last week.”

“You thought.”

“I’m just looking out for you, Dad.”

“I appreciate that,” I said. “I do.”

I let the silence settle. He went back to his potatoes. He chewed too carefully. A man who is comfortable does not chew like he is being graded on it.

I asked him about his work in Denver. He told me about a project continue reading …