Cassie,

I am seventy now. Anna was twenty-two when we were separated during the Alder Bay earthquake in 1978. We had been seeing each other for nearly a year.

I looked for her. Other people looked, too. I have never known what happened after the dust came down.

I wrote this because I wanted there to be a record of her life, not just her disappearance. If you are willing, would you read it and tell me whether there is anything I missed?

I understand that an answer might not be a happy one. I would still like you to look.

Daniel Rowan