Those Hands…

By any standard, my father has large hands. Growing up, I watched him use those hands in construction. Whenever I shook them, which was rare, my own would be engulfed entirely by callous and scar. His mason hands never saw the inside of a glove. They are a memory to me, those large hands, because…

Last Kiss

Our neighbor Oliver has been battling lung disease this year. During his last ER visit he ended up in ICU, so Ginnette and I paid a visit. This is the hospital folks on the block warned us about, not to go there unless it was life or death. The hallways are old and drab, but…