Two Incidents of Love

The narrator loves two friends, Manny and May.

Dear Friends,

In a few weeks I’ll be 77. I don’t wish I were a different age. There’s no one gone to miss. I’m still an owl in a tree, minding my own business. The other day, I looked in the mirror and said, “What would happen if you became the opposite of what you are?” I tried it, and I could see it would take practice, but not bad for a beginner. Inst…