My Grandfather Left Me Only An Envelope Until I Landed In London And Everything Changed

produced a small wooden box. He told me my grandfather had given it to him after his first promotion with instructions to open it when he understood the game better than he did when he received it. He had not opened it. He handed it to me.

Inside was a silver chess piece. The queen.

I held it in my palm and felt the specific quality of a message that continue reading …