William Hoffacker — The Monarch Review

Hand, Nails, Left, Right – William Hoffacker

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 14:11 — 0 Comments

This isn’t Emily’s first time to the beach, but it is her first time with me. As soon as I slide the gear shift into park, my seven-year-old daughter unclicks her seat belt and reaches for the door handle. Before she can pull it, I press the lock button on my armrest. All the little black lock nubs hide in their holes. “Hold on a second, sweetie.” I reach for the small knapsack in the back seat, open the zipper and pull out a pocket-sized, black notepad, my latest Emily Book, number twenty since the divorce. She fidgets in her […]