The wise are right to warn us against attachment to the things of this world. Sometimes, though, these things attach themselves to us through people we have loved or events we have witnessed. KEATTIKORN/SHUTTERSTOCK
Even before she got out of the van, I suspected the woman was crying. Maybe I thought so because she sat for a few moments in the driver’s seat with the engine off, hands on the steering wheel, staring into space through a pair of sunglasses.
Jeff Minick has four children and a passel of grandkids. He has written two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” as well as “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” You’ll find more of his writing at JeffMinick.substack.com.
