losing the brickerville united lutheran church independence day barbeque cake- and-watermelon-walk, and other july stories

1. "I took the three-year-old kayaking on my lap this morning. Usually a chatterbox, he was silent, still, petrified. I pointed out all of the birds and talked about the lobster boats and how they worked. After fifteen minutes of silence, he asked, 'Are you talking to yourself, or are you talking to me?'"

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4. More to come.