It was not an act of fear.

It was simply the small, ordinary privilege of deciding when my home was closed for the night.

PART 23: One Year After the Truck

On Paisley’s first birthday, Dad parked his old green diesel truck beside a community garden where we held a picnic.

It was loud enough that I heard him before I saw him.

Wyatt arrived with a tiny wooden wagon he’d built in his workshop.

Jesse brought fruit and a ridiculous stuffed giraffe almost as tall as the guest of honor.