I felt safe. It was as if the essence of grandmotherliness had been condensed into that one place, that one time.

“They become more personable as you head south, the people. You sit in a diner a…”

“But there was a kitten on my pillow, and it was purring in my face and vibratin…”

“There was a hysteria in there, certainly, but there was also the exhaustion of …”

“Hey, that's life, flick it off if you can't take a joke.”