ArchiveApril 2026

Grandpa had a knack for making his grandkids feel special, primarily by playing with us. With me, he played countless games of checkers at their kitchen table. I never won. Not once. I would have remembered. Occasionally, I’d move a checker and leave my finger on it to signify that I was still thinking about the move. He’d say in his gruff, Oklahoma accent, “I doan thank ya wanna move that‘un...