Dismissed For Lacking A Degree, I Let My Life Speak For Itself – The Archivist

documents that told a story very different from the one Jessica thought she knew.

I packed these carefully in my purse, along with one more thing: a photograph of Daniel as a little boy, grinning gap-toothed at the camera, his whole life ahead of him. I couldn’t look at it too long or I’d break.

Before I left, I walked through each room one final time.continue reading …