Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

paces from them, my hand instinctively finding the silver charm bracelet at my wrist. The small metal horse and the tiny typewriter clinked together in the quiet room.

Robert adjusted his gold-rimmed spectacles, pushing them up the bridge of his nose with a single, deliberate finger. He cleared his throat before he spoke.

“Martha, I did not expect to continue reading …