“He can’t do it,” she said, her voice sounding like Loretta Lynn’s (as played by Sissy Spacek). “It’s like you’re screaming at a paraplegic to get the phone—he just can’t. So leave him alone and move on.” So far, moving on has meant moving into Gay Jay’s guestroom, where I’ve been staying for the...
Carpe diem. Be here now. I keep repeating these things to myself, but nothing’s working. Today still feels like the last eighty-eight million mornings on the playground. Boring. I’m glad Leo is having fun going up and down the slide. Up and down the...