The son, his tie loosened after a long day, stands next to his dad who wears mismatched clothes. The dad looks at the grocery store shelves, then at his son.
“Dad, this is one mom used.”
The dad pauses, reaches for the can of soup, puts it in the basket.
Cheryl Somers Aubin has an MA/Writing from Johns Hopkins University. She is the former nonfiction editor for the Literary Journal Delmarva Review. Cheryl teaches memoir writing and is a featured speaker at writing conferences and workshops. She is the author of The Survivor Tree: Inspired by a True Story, which is available at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum and online.
I connect with this piece because I’ve been there before. It’s a tender and beautiful story, heartbreaking at the same time.
Thank you very much…
Well done. (Grabbing a tissue… )
Thank you — I cried when I saw this in a grocery store years ago – and it has always stayed with me…
Wonderful economy – inspires a host of back-stories.
Thank you…