During a Family Livestream, My Niece Snapped the Bracelet Off My Wrist

that performs naturally for a camera. She had already been live for twenty minutes, capturing the white roses, the crystal glasses, her own highlighted cheekbones, the general composition of her mother’s orchestrated Sunday brunch. I had been sitting at the edge of the frame, as I often was in their lives, present but not quite part of the scene.

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