At My Father’s Ceremony They Said I Could Not Do Anything Right Until I Walked In And Smiled

” he continued. “The photographs. The conversations I let her reframe.” He set down his cup. “She was systematic. I don’t think I understood how systematic until last night.”

“People who are very good at that kind of thing count on being underestimated,” I said. “They count on the people around them preferring not to look directly at what they are doing.continue reading …