At my wife’s birthday party, my son suddenly pointed at her boss and shouted, “Daddy, that’s the man with the caterpillars.”

feeling real sometimes?”

Noah looked genuinely confused.

“It wasn’t a dream, Mommy.”

“Buddy,” I said carefully, “Mr. Marcus has never been here before tonight.”

Noah looked from me to Marcus. “Then why did Mommy tell me not to wake you up?”

“I think you had a dream.”

My mother set down her fork.

Lisa exchanged a glance with Tom.

In the kitchen, the icemaker continue reading …