When a Scruffy Little Dog Refused to Let an Old Woman Disappear

eyes red but present.

We took turns reading notes aloud.

“Dear Clara, today your dog made my toddler stop screaming in the supermarket. That alone earned you sainthood in my book.”

“Dear Clara, I got your message on a day I was going to quit my job and disappear. I didn’t. I’m still here.”

“Dear Clara, I’ve never met you, but the way you loved strangers continue reading …