September 15, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 50) • Page Image 15
…3 — Wednesday, September 15, 2021 // The Statement I was on the phone with my dad for seven min- utes. I sat down on the worn, green loveseat, greatly appreciated over the summer. I was not expecting to talk with him that evening, but when he texted asking if he could call, I promptly dialed him back, remembering the rarity of being awake and on our phones at the same time. Two months earlier, I flew up to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, ...…