A scar on the knee from falling off a bike at 10. The slight stoop from twenty years at the computer. The ill-advised tattoo. Crinkled skin from summer suns. The artificial hip from a fall on ice. In the end, what we are left with is a body of evidence.

Jonathan Odell has published three novels and his essays and short stories have appeared in various national publications. He lives in Minneapolis with his husband. His website is JonathanOdell.com.