I WORE MY GRANDMOTHER’S WEDDING DRESS IN HER HONOR — WHILE ALTERING IT, I FOUND A HIDDEN NOTE THAT REVEALED SOMETHING I

and without limit. Losing her felt like losing gravity, like nothing would stay in its place without her underneath it all.

A week after the funeral, I went back to pack up her belongings.

Losing her felt like losing gravity.

I worked through the kitchen, the living room, and the small bedroom she’d slept in for 40 years. And at the back of her closet,continue reading …