Consolation

I guess I haven't been down 9th Street in a while, because the enormous pile of flowers and teddy bears at the corner of 5th Avenue kind of freaks me out, and I say as much to Katie as we cross the intersection.

"I told you about this," she says. "This is where that woman and her baby got hit."

When I point out the weirdness of the bears zip-tied to the traffic light pole or hanging by their necks from the parking signs like lynching victims, she shrugs and says, "Well, if it makes them feel better."

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One year ago: The Golden Hour

Two years ago: Workout Buddy

Three years ago: Just Needed Permission

Four years ago: In The Way

Five years ago: Raggedy

Ten years ago: His and Hers