Somewhere in the inner pocket of a fisherman's vest in a cardboard box in an under-the-stairs closet, beneath a pair of waders, is a disposable camera

Once, about fifteen years ago, my friends Katie and Christine were working in the bookstore at the Newberry Library

Late in the evening on February 12, 2009, a plane crashed outside of Buffalo, New York

I wrote this when visiting my father's grave on November 6, 2009.