I Bought My Childhood Home at Auction

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“Drew, Mom would’ve wanted us to take care of each other.”

Underneath them sat copies of checks, handwritten IOUs, payment plans, and notes scribbled in my father’s block handwriting:

“Tom promised March.”
“Tom missed March payment.”
“Mortgage due Friday.”
“Catherine says no more.”
Then I discovered an envelope with my name written across it.

“For Astrid,continue reading …