I Came Home From A Cruise At Eighty Three Until I Heard The Truth§

Long calls. Easy calls. Neither of us filled silence just to prove we were still there. Walter listened when I spoke, which is rarer than most people will admit. He asked about Gerald with respect and told me about Margaret with tenderness.

Linda did not know any of this when she stood in my kitchen and laughed. She thought the cruise had proven I continue reading …