My Father Texted Me at 2:43 A.M. to Say I Was Dead to Him

hand it over and the machine would beep and he’d say “Try it again, sweetheart.” And it would beep again.

I went to bed. I did not sleep, but I went to bed.

By 7:40 my phone started.

Matthew first. Three calls back to back, then a text: “card’s not working what did you do.”

Not even a question mark. He never used them.

I didn’t answer.

At 8:15 Ashley called.continue reading …