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

her allowance for a year. Derek and I matched what she saved for her birthday, and she picked the model herself after researching it with the seriousness of a graduate thesis.

She polished the frame after every ride. She checked the tires before bed. She had named it Comet, which I thought was ridiculous and sweet.

Brooklyn pointed at it. “I want to continue reading …