At 82, I Found

as a shrine to Evelyn, but as a warning.

Beneath it, he placed Margaret’s photograph.

The past and the truth, side by side.

That summer, Frank’s health began to fail.

At first, he blamed age. Then heat. Then bad shoes. But when he nearly collapsed while watering tomatoes, Diane insisted on taking him to the doctor.

Congestive heart failure, the doctor said.continue reading …