“…Bea’s Alzheimer’s – Don’t ask! She’s become a stranger. If my mind ever wanders like that, shoot me.
Kisses.
PS Wish Charles luck with his university applications. His great aunt is cheering him on.”

“Charlie’s a sophomore at Emory,” I answer, then start over.

“Thanks, Auntie G. I’ll let Charlie know.”

Joanna Norland is an expat Canadian playwright and writing coach based in London.