Family

June’s first volcano for the science fair leaked on the kitchen table and smelled like vinegar for two days. She wanted to quit the project. Elena made her write down what failed before she could throw it out. The second one used less baking soda and a tray. It worked in the garage, once, on…

My mother still cooks for anyone who walks in. Yesterday Theo ate the bread before the pot was ready and she handed him a spoon and pointed at the sink without raising her voice. Elena brought the library’s extra paperbacks and left them on the sideboard. June set the table and forgot the forks, then…

Theo learned the bus number and then forgot it on the sidewalk. He stood with his backpack on and watched three buses go by. June saw him from the corner and walked him to the right stop. She told me later, not him. He thinks he remembered on his own. I am letting him think…