It also held humor, craft, and hope.

More importantly, it sounded like something I might have made even if Dad had never left me a key.

PART 14

Releasing the EP did not change my life overnight.

A handful of local listeners bought it, several friends shared it, and one community radio station played the song based on Mom’s lyrics during an evening program.

I had expected either wild success or indifference because those were the outcomes I imagined when I was younger.