The answer was rocking chair.

Some of my warmest childhood memories live in one well-worn rocking chair by the window—my mother quietly working the Saturday New York Times crossword, my father “checking for light leaks” behind closed eyelids, my brothers laughing over comic books, and me with a cat in my lap, lost in a book.

If you’d like to spend a few quiet minutes with us, the newest Open the Door audio story is now available.

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