My Father-in-Law Threw Us Out Before the General Arrived

Ben had put a Hot Wheels car in the toaster.

Life doesn’t pause for heartbreak. Thank God.

That afternoon, we carried the ruined photo albums out to the sunroom and started separating pages. One by one. Slow work. The kids argued about who was uglier as a baby. Mrs. Donnelly came over with pound cake. Scott brought archival paper and terrible jokes. continue reading …