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I remember thinking, Why can’t this process be a little more like in America?

When either my conscience or appetite was particularly insistent, I’d spend my lunch break with Oma

The police suspect arson — and I’m the only one who knows the truth

You feel her empathy and sadness, the curiosity and respect for your life experience and courage

“Ooh, you lucky duck, you. Wish I had the bank on my to-do list”

My sister was my idol, my best friend, my second mother — and then she left