The Note in the Baby’s Bag Named the Man Who Came Knocking

brought him closer to the stove without placing him directly beside the heat.

The child made a small, strained sound.

“I know,” Grant said. “I know.”

He found a diaper bag tied beneath the sled’s handle. Inside were diapers, two sealed bottles of ready-to-feed formula, an extra sleeper, and a photograph in a clear plastic sleeve.

The picture showed a young continue reading …