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As 2020 New York City reels from the crisis outside—empty parks, ambulance sirens, and protests shaking the streets—inside, a different kind of reckoning unfolds. Chris continues the excavation of his father’s life, guided by the scrapbooks Joel meticulously compiled over decades. Through late-night text exchanges with his mother, memories resurface, artifacts emerge, and a portrait of a man both intimately known and deeply mysterious becomes even more clear.
By Chris KurselAs 2020 New York City reels from the crisis outside—empty parks, ambulance sirens, and protests shaking the streets—inside, a different kind of reckoning unfolds. Chris continues the excavation of his father’s life, guided by the scrapbooks Joel meticulously compiled over decades. Through late-night text exchanges with his mother, memories resurface, artifacts emerge, and a portrait of a man both intimately known and deeply mysterious becomes even more clear.