The Night My Daughter-in-Law Sent Me to Sleep in the Garage

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At last, the crowd thinned to almost nothing. Only a ring of white lilies remained, trembling slightly in the drizzle around the mound of earth that now hid Gordon from my sight forever.

I leaned over the coffin one final time, laid my palm flat on the wet wood, and whispered through my tears.

“Rest easy, Gordon. I’ll be fine. I promise you continue reading …