Someone to Sit in the Foxhole: A Grandfather’s Speech That Changed Everything

sitting at the dinner table with my parents, the silence stretching out like a minefield. My dad saying, “Let’s just move on, son.”

“I spent forty years surrounded by people,” I said, leaning against the whiteboard. “I got married. Had kids. Went to barbecues. And I felt like I was the only person on earth.”

I pointed at the sea of smartphones on their continue reading …