The Morning After My Son’s Funeral, an Airport Worker Called and Said, “Your Son Checked In”

down at seven I told her I hadn’t been able to bring myself to listen to the rest of the tape yet.

She put her hand on my arm and said, “You don’t have to, Ray. Maybe some things you just don’t need to know.”

I said, “Maybe you’re right.”

That was the first lie I ever told my daughter-in-law, and I want to be honest that it did not cost me a thing.

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