My Daughter in Law Showed Up With Suitcases and Said They Were Moving Into My Chalet

and then gold and then the bright harsh white of full morning. The pines along the drive were heavy with snow. Smoke from the fireplace drifted straight up in the still air. The world outside was as quiet as I had chosen it to be.

The doorbell rang at eight forty-seven.

I knew before I opened it. Some part of me had been waiting for this particular knock,continue reading …