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Catch and Release
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27 CATCH AND RELEASE Mymom’smomanddad barelyspoketoeachother. Theirfightssmoldersilently behindourfamilysnapshots fromthesixtiesandseventies, asifeveryChristmaswereatreeonfire. Deathdidn’tbringthemcloser.Hisheaven issilver,liketheinsideofathermos, orthefieldsoflowerRainier, whilehersisradishescuttolooklikeroses. NothingIcansayisfullytrue.Everyfamily holdsitssecretsuntilitturnsblue. Onething’sforsure:blue’snottheword fortheirblack-and-whitehands,held,hersinhis, foracamerain1940.They’reposed infrontoffivedeadfish,butthesecan’tserve asmetaphors.InsteadIwanttoknowmore abouttheluminouswallbehindthem: whosehousewasit?Wasdinnerdelicious? Whattimedidtheyturnin? So,1940: afterdinnertheyclimbthestairstoaguestroom. Nooneknowsit’sthere;itjustgrows asroomsdoindreams.Iwanttowatchthem fromabove.Iwanttoholdmybreathandwatch mygrandparentsmakelove. ...