The trophies represented our time together.

He engraved trophies for tee-ball championships and outstanding choral students. He would bring home a trophy with a defective engraving and ask, “Can you see it?”

LOLA BY ELLEN BURNS 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 113

I once dated a guy who lived out of his car. His name was Griffin and his car’s name was Lola. Lola the Corolla. He talked about her like an …