Ben Gwin is the author of Clean Time: The True Story of Ronald Reagan Middleton (Burrow Press, 2018). His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Rumpus, 45th Parallel, The Normal School, and others. He lives in Pittsburgh with his daughter.
PAUL KEEPS JENNY’S ASHES IN A GREEN METAL THERMOS that he carries with him wherever he goes. This morning Paul put on his good suit and got on a bus headed…