Eighteen Years After Ray Abandoned Him on a Dirt Road, Thomas Found His Mother’s Letter
The yellow tape rose and settled in the breeze.
A loose board on her porch step showed a strip of gray paint.
I had a screwdriver and a box of brass screws in the van.
I could see exactly how the board had worked loose.
I couldn’t step over the tape to fix it.
Diane held up one envelope.
“This came for you.
It was in my box with the rest.”