At My Daughter’s Baby Shower, Her Husband Dropped My Nine-Month Hand-Stitched Quilt On The Gift Table And Said, “This Thing Is Garbage.” I Smiled, Folded It Back Into My Tote, And Left The Country Club—Because By Morning, My Attorney Was Holding The Deed To That Lawn.

rose out of that same ground, I brought Patricia Hollowell to see the site.

She came in a cream cardigan and sensible shoes, using a cane more for confidence than necessity.

The buildings were half finished then.

Framing up.

Roofing in progress.

Blueprints pinned to a temporary office wall.

The wind carried sawdust and cold.

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