My father stood up at the lake house dinner and raised his glass in fr…

had stopped. The trees smelled clean. Somewhere in the dark, a car moved along the road and disappeared.

I opened the notes app on my phone.

The list from the rest area was still there.

One. He said three names.

Two. He did not correct himself.

Three. Forty people were present.

Four. Aunt Renata looked at her plate.

Five. No one at the table said anything.continue reading …