I found him suffocating in building sand. One shimmering afternoon in July 1997 my dad was laying concrete slabs while my brother helped me with much-needed weeding. Dad and I had been jesting and chatting through and over the 6-foot wall that separated our homes. Suddenly...

Anna ran towards the lopsided barn. Anticipation high with a hope that danced inside her tormented soul. Would he look into her eyes and know. Would he see her ugly truth? The hiddenness...