The Morning After My Son’s Funeral An Airport Worker Called About The Bag He Left Behind

in the Davidson County Courthouse three weeks earlier.

I had put new batteries in it the day after the hearing.

I pressed stop.

I had pressed record the moment I heard her footsteps on the gravel outside. The offer. The terms. The dollar amount. The arrangement she was proposing. Documented. An offer made to the opposing party in active litigation, outside continue reading …