My Granddaughter Called Me At 2 A.m. From An Intake Office

found her own healing there, too. She’d sit on the porch swing, doing her homework, occasionally asking me about the different kinds of tomatoes. Roma, Brandywine, Cherokee Purple.

One day, I found her standing by the seedlings, tracing a leaf with her finger.

“This one looks stronger,” she said, pointing to a stalk that stood a little taller than the continue reading …