I Bought A Plane Ticket To Surprise My Pilot Husband On Our Anniversary

into the kitchen and set his flannel cloth on the counter.

“We can start packing the dishes,” he said. “The truck is empty.”

“We have plenty of time, Frank,” I said.

I walked to the kitchen window and looked out at the backyard.

The old maple tree was bare, its branches reaching up into the pale blue sky.

I felt a strange, quiet relief continue reading …