PART 2 — THE RINK Kevin kept his arm around his teenage sons shoulders and pulled a folded fire department report out of his coat pocket. Two Februarys ago, he …

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PART 2 — THE LIBRARY CARD Mrs. Combs handed her baby to her husband, walked across the fellowship hall, and laid a water-stained library card on the table in front …

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PART 2 — THE BRIDGE Old Mr. Whitmore lifted his cane off his lap and pulled a folded police accident report from his shirt pocket. This past June, he said, …

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PART 2 — THE BASEBALL Prestons cousin reached into his sons backpack and pulled out a scuffed baseball with a date written on it in marker. The little boy in …

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PART 2 — THE STAIRWELL Nurse Kayla set down her plate, pulled out her phone, and turned it around to show a photo of a healthy newborn asleep in a …

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PART 2 — THE BINGO CARD Mrs. Abernathy, ninety-three, pulled a crumpled bingo card from her purse with writing all over the back and held it up in her small …

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PART 2 — THE CUP SLEEVE Mr. Larsen reached into his cardigan with his good hand and brought out a coffee-stained paper cup sleeve, soft and worn, and set it …

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PART 2 — THE DISCHARGE Tyler pulled off his ball cap, unfolded a hospital discharge paper soft from a year in his wallet, and held it out to Chase. Last …

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PART 2 — THE ALARM Lisa pulled her youngest a little closer and unfolded a fire department report with trembling hands. Two Februarys ago, she said to her brother Bradford, …

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PART 2 — THE RIVER Mrs. Larson lifted a framed photograph out of her picnic basket and turned it toward Gordon. It was a boy, maybe ten, grinning on a …

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