What Has My Stepson Jace Been Up To?

A tale of love and loss in America’s heartland

Photo courtesy of the author

That’s my car, above.

The one belching flames.

Well, I say it’s mine. What I mean is, I am the legal owner. Was the legal owner. I imagine the burned-out hulk is now sitting in some Iowa scrapyard. The car is a 2004 Toyota Corolla, which I bought in 2005. It had over…