“Your Kids Can Eat at Home,” My Dad Said—So When the Waiter Returned, I Stood Up – The Archivist

to redirect the conversation entirely around Mark, “how’s the volunteering going? You were working at the VA hospital library, right? Reading to the veterans?”

Mom looked up, a faint spark of life returning to her eyes. “Oh, yes, it’s wonderful, actually. There’s this one gentleman, Mr. Henderson—he’s ninety years old and he absolutely loves historical continue reading …