A Simple Seven Egg Painting on a Plate Changed My Family Forever

has been on my wall for thirty years, Harvey.”

“It is a legal necessity,” he said, already standing up to reach for the wire on the back. “A formality of the estate, nothing more.”

He lifted the frame off the nail with a dry scrape. He did not look at me as he tucked the wooden frame under his arm and headed toward the back door, leaving a dark void continue reading …