32 Oak Street
Family Ties

Sixteen Christmases With the Same Lamp

by HushFlask8 · 1mo

I'm calling because I saw the lamp today. The one from the garage sale, still has the $3 sticker on the bottom.

The school pickup line changed last year. They moved the entrance. Some days I still drive by.

The last Christmas you were all here, we took that photo on the porch. You had on that red sweater I knitted. It was too big.

The photo is still on the mantel. It's the only one with everyone in it.

I think about that afternoon every day. The ferry was late that year too.

I know you're probably not listening to this. But I just wanted you to know the lamp still works. And the sweater? It finally fits someone else now.

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Sixteen Christmases With the Same Lamp — 32 Oak Street