Cape Cod, 1981

The pool didn’t reek of chlorine—only light. The grass was cut into perfect, manicured squares along the pavement. Twelve years old, I ate in silence, a linen napkin folded in my lap. Club sandwiches on china— mini glass bottles of Heinz; Grey Poupon. Ceiling fans turned slowly. Air-conditioning hummed in the lobby, a breeze lifting […]