“There are multiple distractions that somehow leak themselves in, even into these open spaces. Things about cleaning and creditors. All sorts of ephemera…

“Little ghosts to be brushed aside.

“There is one that keeps occurring to me though.

“Something that I think may be of some import. Something we created together.

“A doll? A talking something? Something that made us happy.

“I will look for it–we will look for it–after I find you, but only after. It is important to prioritize.”

–Paul Hornschemeier, Mother, Come Home