She Tried To Shut Down My Party Until The Precinct Walked In

Christmas party wearing antlers and pretending to resent them. Emily and me on our wedding day, her veil caught in the wind, her laugh captured in a photograph I still could not look at for longer than a few seconds.

Lily placed a small bowl of lemon drops beside the largest photo.

“They were Mom’s favorite,” she said.

I touched the back of her head. continue reading …