A Day in the Life of Their Lie

photo by Lukas Piatek

I see them almost every afternoon when I walk the dog in the park. One usually arrives earlier than the other. Interestingly, whoever gets there second walks in from the opposite direction of the first — always. Around noon one or the other comes and sits on a specific bench and if it is occupied, the next closest. A few minutes later the second arrives. Whoever got there first jumps up and the two embrace as if they haven’t seen each other in months or even years. A real...