he told a long story.
He had a soft spot for me and a harsh one for lies.
He once told me, “Nobody can fake the sound of an honest no.”
I didn’t get it then. I do now.
When I turned 26, I started paying Norah’s education costs because our parents couldn’t. Dad’s back had given out, but his golf swing hadn’t. Mom’s savings were “tight,” though the living continue reading …