Vevay, Indiana

A son reluctantly travels to Vevay, Indiana to attend the funeral of his father-a man he didn't love. While there, he encounters his aunt, a woman he had an attraction and fondness for when he was a small boy. After the funeral, they have lunch together at the Belmark Inn in Vevay. The son tells his aunt his true feelings about his father and she confesses to him an empty and lonely life. Their honest and riveting conversation leads to another encounter-one that will change both of their lives.

Larry Gross is a Society of Professional Journalists award winning writer. Among other publications, he’s a contributing writer for CityBeat, an alternative newsweekly in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has also written a column for that publication called Living Out Loud for the past ten years. His first book, published in 2005, is a collection of short stories. A second book, published in 2009, features essays from his CityBeat column. Gross published his first novel in 2013. He lives in Covington, Kentucky.