I stirred before dawn, warm beneath the extra galley blanket. I could feel the ship pitch ever so lightly, rocking us where we’d fallen asleep on deck chairs pushed together. The smell of salty ocean air awakened my senses, filling my lungs with the newness of day and the ...
Sam insisted Emma take the fruits and veggies for her dad—grapes, orange wedges, cherry tomatoes, and some avocado—wrapping them up in ziplock bags. “When are you leaving to go back to Boston?” Janette asked Emma while she slipped into a bright red wool coat with black faux-fur lapels. “Wednesday...
Bud asked, refilling his coffee mug in the white tile kitchen, where it always seemed cold. “Right. It was mid-October 1986.” “You left the woman who loved you?” he added. My silence was all the answer he needed to that question.Bud ferried the hot mug back into our work area, setting it down on ...