Where did you get that ring

stand in the back for pictures.

After dinner, my mother brought out a camera.

Then she hesitated.

“Would you like to be in the picture, Claire?”

I looked at her.

Not “Come on, don’t be difficult.”

Not “Just stand here.”

Would you like to be in the picture?

I stood.

“Yes.”

We took the photo on the porch.

Grandma Ruth insisted on standing beside me.

My father set continue reading …