go to find the offending bell.
I don’t get there quickly
enough. Hunter wakes
at the alarm, and by the time
I reach the phone, nap-wet
baby soaking one arm,
the caller is midmessage.
…haven’t been out your way
in a long time. I figured
your eighteenth birthday
was a good excuse. Besides,
I want to see my grandson
while he’s still a baby. We
should hit Reno on the twenty-
eighth, so
save a few hours
to celebrate with your old man.
My Dad
Is coming for
a visit?
(Why now, after
all these years?)
And not just
any visit,
but on the weekend
of my birthday,
when Leigh is
also coming for
an unexpected visit.
Leigh, who still