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into our front yard in the form of forty-seven umbrellas and forty-seven small boxes.

Inside them were notes, gift cards, apologies, and the kind of tenderness you don’t expect from people who barely know your name. We set boundaries.

We said no to the spectacle. Then we chose what to keep. Together with Eli, Jenelle, and Mr. Collins the bus driver, continue reading …