My Father In Law Said Nobody Invited Me Until Someone Pulled Into The Driveway

railing between us and Brandon cut two slices. We ate in the comfortable silence of people who have said what needed to be said and are now simply present in the same space, which is its own kind of rest.

On the drive back to the hotel that night, Derek reached for my hand and asked how I felt.

I thought about it honestly.

I said: like I finally put something continue reading …