Every Summer After

Sam attended med school at Queen’s University in Kingston, one of the top schools in the whole country. Somehow it never faded, even after years of Mom burning her expensive Diptyque candles. Sue was sitting in her spot at the kitchen table in a floral robe, drinking a coffee, her hair pulled into a haphazard bun atop her head, reading a romance novel. THE RESTAURANT IS more boisterous family reunion than post-funeral gathering.