This Christmas, my daughter-in-law looked me right in the eye and said, “We’re doing Christmas at my mom’s. You can stay home.” I didn’t argue. I just smiled, wished them well, and booked a flight. When I posted my photos online, my phone nearly exploded. Everyone kept asking the same question: Who was the man sitting next to me? My name is Linda Dawson, and I’m 67 years old. I live alone in the small Colorado house my husband and I bought 40 years ago. The walls are lined with old photographs, and the smell of cinnamon always seems to...
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