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He wanted to drive like a stunt man but he didn’t have the guts. That’s always been the problem, his dad said. Don’t get me started, he said

She took her son to a music store. What is this place? the son asked. This is how we used to buy things, she said. I’m afraid, the son said.

He smelled fish and that was odd since he was miles from fish. He looked at his son. Is it you? he asked. It’s always me, dad, the kid said.

Though he’d slept 10 hours, he couldn’t stay awake. And the kid was bouncing around like a puppy. I love you, he told his son. But not today

On the rocky beach, he winces when his wife says “crabs,” a reminder of the gift he brought home the last time he “went away on business.”