Summary

In "Love Letter," Fly and Stela's parents write them a letter about falling in love. They tell their children that when they meet their love, they will also be meeting "all the people who ever loved them or who were supposed to love them but didn't" (1).

In "Fly": "Oakland Gomorrah, The Story of Fly's Father," it was 1989 and Fly's father, Gary, was traveling from San Francisco, California to Memphis, Tennessee. He and his girlfriend Eloise were escaping their old lives. Eloise had been a part of the church. She thought that she had a special gift. Leaving with Gary made her feel as if he was saving her from something. She also knew that because he was Black and she was white, their relationship was complicated.

Gary had a gift, too. He heard and talked to voices. However, Eloise did...