My Brother Said There Was No Room For Me On The Christmas Trip Until They Saw My Vacation Photos

a way of communicating two things simultaneously: that she was thinking of me while being the direct cause of my absence, and that the empty cushion was a testament to her grief at my not being there, rather than a result of the text message sent an hour before the photo was taken.

The comments filled in quickly, from aunts and cousins and family friends continue reading …