At 6 A.M. My Daughter Texted Me About the Money She Took and Said She Was Gone for Good

brochures. Italy. France. Japan. Destinations I had collected for years and never acted on because the money was better preserved for Lucy’s emergencies, her deposits, her business plans, her dreams that I funded while quietly setting my own aside. I spread the brochures across the table and began reading them the way you read something when you intend continue reading …