Seven Yellow Circles on a Plain Plate Saved My Family Home

desk lamp on the sideboard, the yellow bulb casting a narrow circle of light over the oilcloth table cover.

The photograph Arthur had shown me weeks ago was still sitting next to the blue mixing bowl. It was the picture of the white ceramic plate with seven yellow egg yolks arranged in a circle.

I picked it up and held it under the lamp, my thumb resting continue reading …