Felicity Smith

PART 1: Three Faces by the Fountain For illustration purposes only "Daddy, look! Those girls by the fountain have my face!" Lily tugged my sleeve so hard that...

Part 1: The Girls Beneath the Table For illustration purposes only The first little girl slipped beneath my restaurant table while I was replying to an email. Seconds...

Part 1: The Cake Nobody Cut For illustration purposes only On the afternoon of my son’s third birthday, I stood in the garden of our Greenwich estate holding...

Part 1: The Eyes Across the Auditorium For illustration purposes only Eighteen years after my divorce, I watched my son cross a university stage in Boston to accept...

Part 1: Two Suitcases on the Porch For illustration purposes only The happiest afternoon I had ever known became the moment I learned my husband had been planning...

Part 1: The Crayon That Got Away For illustration purposes only On Christmas Eve, a wealthy technology CEO took his seat on a flight from Seattle to Chicago,...

Part 1: The Voice Beneath the Earth For illustration purposes only One hour after we buried my wife, my seven-year-old son pulled at my coat and whispered that...

Part 1: The Envelope at the Foot of the Bed For illustration purposes only What I remember most about that room is its sounds: the gentle rattle of...

Part 1: Three Faces in the Rain For illustration purposes only “Dad, please stop! Those two girls look exactly like me!” My six-year-old daughter, Piper, was jabbing her...