Ruth Brandt — The Suitcase on the Porch
That evening I told Eva, “I used to think a family picture had to be arranged one particular way.”
She smiled. “Now?”
“Now I think it’s more important that the people in it feel safe.”
I looked at the photograph again.
Four small faces.
Four different expressions.
Nobody posing to impress a newspaper.
Just children enjoying a day in the park.