The Swing We Never Finished
For twenty years there was a porch swing in my father’s barn that had no seat. The frame hung from two chains my father had… Read more
The Nurse The Town Finally Honored
I had decided not to go to the fair that year. I want to start there, because it is the part nobody believes when I… Read more
The Headstone The Whole Town Bought
The grave had been bare for eleven months when I finally admitted to myself that it might stay that way. I want to be honest… Read more
The Knitting Circle Set Me Up
For eleven years I was the woman who found everybody else somebody. I paired off half of Dunmore County from a card table at the… Read more
The Janitor Who Was a War Hero
For eleven years I walked past Alistair Bram every single morning and said maybe four words to him. “Morning.” Sometimes not even that. Sometimes just… Read more
Grandpa Fell for His Smart Speaker
We bought it as a joke. That is the part I have to start with, because it is the part I am most ashamed of… Read more