My Mom Said It Was Just A Toy When My Brother Ruined My Research Computer Before Graduation

I looked at the house Grandpa Arthur had built with his own hands, now a sanctuary for kids who had been where I had been. I looked at the people who had shown up for me across the years, colleagues and mentors and friends and a woman who had held my hand without pity when I told her the worst of it.

I did not miss my parents. I did not miss Matthew.continue reading …