I Heard My Uncle in the Hall Before I Saw What He’d Brought

tight thing.

Thomas kept going.

“Then I asked him if he’d like me to repeat what he’d just said to you. He told me to mind my own business.”

Aunt Caroline made a soft noise through her nose. Not quite a laugh. More like she already knew the ending of that scene.

“So I did repeat it,” Thomas said. “Loud enough for the room.”

I pictured my father’s face. continue reading …