My Father In Law Said Nobody Invited Me Until Someone Pulled Into The Driveway

through a sprinkler. A postcard of a summer afternoon.

Derek went inside to find his mother. I walked around the side of the house toward the backyard gate carrying the brisket dish in both hands.

Michael was standing at the gate with a beer in his right hand and his left hand resting on the latch. He saw me coming and did not move.

I stopped three feet continue reading …