They Laughed At Me For Parking Cars—Then My Driver Arrived

long-forgotten base exchange—staring at an embossed invitation on my kitchen counter?

I was on leave. Thirty days of accumulated time off that my superiors had insisted I take before they started filing paperwork about my refusal to use authorized rest periods.

And I was bored.

Also, my mother had just spent forty-five minutes on a video call explaining continue reading …