I Brought a Gift for My Grandson but Was Given Rules Instead So I Came Back With Something Unexpected

conspicuousness makes people uncomfortable. I called well in advance of any visit. I kept to Sunday afternoons and never stretched beyond two hours. I brought Noah small things, a picture book about trains, a cardboard puzzle, a square of good dark chocolate from the shop near my house, and I sat on their stiff beige sofa and watched him pull the puzzle continue reading …