One of my twin daughters passed away three years ago, but on her first day of first grade, her teacher remarked, “Both of your daughters are excellent students.”

back onto the cushion and allowed the quiet to sink in. Because he was correct regarding a single detail: there were fragments I could not recover. The drip bags. The roof. His mom organizing the services. Documents. Cole’s empty expression. The memorial service I walked through feeling like I was submerged.

I never watched Faye’s box go down. And that continue reading …