My Father Froze in the Doorway, Still Wearing the Old Gray Sweatshirt That Made Him Look Practical and Hardworking

day she said, apropos of nothing, “Your father was a selfish boy and he grew into a selfish man, and your mother married him because being needed by a selfish person feels like being loved. That’s the whole thing, Miranda. That’s the entire mystery. Don’t spend another decade on it.”

I was discharged on a Tuesday, nineteen days after the accident, and continue reading …