November 17, 2022
“I think: I am so sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't here when it happened and sorry you never had any fun in your life and sorry I wasn't rich enough to move you somewhere safe. I remember when she was young and wore pink stretch pants and made us paper chains out of DrugTown receipts while singing ‘Froggie Went A-Courting.’ All her life she worked hard. She never hurt anybody. And now this.”
Today’s story is “Sea Oak” by George Saunders.
Read it here