The Last Hand-Me-Down: Retracing My Brother’s Life Through His Clothes

Molanphy reflects on an influential sibling, and the clothing that came with it:

Sister has to ring the bell twice our way to shut me up and freeze us before line-up. Paul’s shoes become my first chance at storytelling, and I love it. Even though my Mom offers me a new pair of shoes at the end of the month, I wear Paul’s shoes, pinching and painful but with pleasure, for the rest of the year.

Source: OutPost19
Published: Apr 13, 2014
Length: 18 minutes (4,652 words)