Pregnant and abandoned, Megan slept in her car aft…

in Buckhead.

It didn’t feel, while it was happening, like a story with an arc. It felt like standing in a building coming down and finding the walls that would hold.

The walls held.

When Ellie is old enough, I will tell her all of it. Not as a cautionary tale. As a demonstration.

See, I’ll say. See what holds.

If this story taught me anything, it’s simple.continue reading …