My name is Taylor Jordan Ackers. The girl who changed my life is dead. Kimberly is her sister. I meet Kimberly at her funeral. The memory of our meeting is seared into my brain along with the memory of her.

The last thing I thought I needed was a cashier asking me about my personal story. It ended up being the only thing I really needed.

A grown-up man meets a young child in a park and has a short, casual conversation that he'll never forget.

Stan is a bully. Jake is one of his victims. Things have been that way for years. Until they decided it didn't have to.