Jasper

Looking down at the black circle around my finger is a mind fuck, but it's my life, and going forward this is precisely what all of it is about. If I want to keep the memory of my parents alive, this is a stipulation, one I don’t love, but sometimes life is about doing what we have to do in order to survive.

I learned that very early in life. As a six-year-old who had so many questions, and zero answers.

"Your grandfather will be here in a few ...