cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

gathering. She did not want candles or relatives or anyone saying, “Can you believe it’s been a year?” So we drove to the beach, just the three of us, and rented a small cottage where the air smelled like salt and sunscreen.

Emma built a sandcastle that took two hours.

Then, just before the tide reached it, she kicked it down herself.

Derek raised an continue reading …