At 82, I Found

headstone stood beneath a maple tree, simple and gray.

Margaret Anne Holloway
Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother
1944–2026

Frank stood before it holding a folding chair, because his knees were bad and apologies, he had learned, took time.

He sat down.

For a while, he said nothing.

Then he removed his cap.

“Maggie,” he began, and his voice broke immediately.continue reading …