An invisible thread

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He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.

Laura Schroff reflects on how she formed a friendship with an 11-year-old New York homeless boy named Maurice and how it changed both their lives. The coauthor is Alex Tresniowski.