Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

stamp that read *Overdue* and the figures *Fifteen Thousand*, but she shoved it deep into her purse.

“What was that?” I asked.

“Nothing,” Clara said, her words coming in a rapid rush. “Just bills. Electric bills. Taxes. Everything is expensive.”

I sat on the tailgate of the wagon and rubbed my silver charm bracelet.

“I found a letter continue reading …