Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

with white laminate countertops that still had the faint smell of fresh adhesive. Two cardboard boxes sat near the refrigerator, their flaps open to reveal my yellow mixing bowls and a stack of dish towels.

I had spent the evening unpacking the small things, the objects that make an unfamiliar room feel like a home. The apartment was on the second continue reading …