my mother that unanswered text, I made the mistake of scrolling through the family thread instead of closing it.
My mother had posted after all.
Just not to me.
A photograph from garden club.
A dozen women in pastel cardigans around a long table with little sandwiches and a banner that said spring lunchon.
My mother sat in the middle, laughing with a pale drink in her hand.
The caption said, “So blessed by my girls, 41 likes.”
I stared longer than I should have.
At the bottom was a
