The Boy in the Duct-Taped Shoes

The Shoes His Father Left Behind

I became a widow at thirty-two.

Sometimes I still can’t say those words out loud without feeling like the floor disappears beneath me.

Nine months ago, my husband died in a fire.

He was a firefighter. The kind who never hesitated, never stepped back when someone needed help. The kind who kissed our son …

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