An Unopened Medical File From a Colorado Lake House Clinic

using the word my father had used on the deck. “You know how I am.”

“I know what your father says,” Susan said, her eyes narrowing slightly as she looked toward the hallway. “That is not the same thing.”

“We should get some ice for that back,” Caroline said, rising from her chair with a quick, decisive movement. “Before dinner starts.”

“No, please,” continue reading …