One is an informal group shot taken at the Kharkov Tractor Factory around 1932. He is sitting on the ground in front of two dozen fresh-faced, beaming young workers, his arm around the shoulder of a crew-cut young man. Bibikov is wearing a rumpled, open-necked shirt and his head is shaven, in the...
“No peeking!” Haley covers her eyes in the passenger seat of her mom’s Boxster. Resists the urge to sneak a look. She’s been hiding her eyes ever since they drove over the bridge, trying to enjoy the moment, smiling despite herself— (just not too wide). (Haley hasn’t spent this much time a...
Janie’s dancing with Leanne Grayson when Adam finds her again. Dancing close. Very close. Janie smiles huge when she sees Adam. “Adam!” She opens her arms, wide. Hugs him, her body pressed tight against him, top to bottom. “Leanne’s date is drunk,” Janie says. Adam looks around. “Aren’t we all?” ...