This one's from a while back, but somehow I think I failed to post it. It's beautiful. Jeff Klinkenberg: This story is about what happened on one remarkable day in St. Petersburg — Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, to be exact. It's about a chance encounter between a couple of Dickensian characters, a crusty one-legged man who lives in the city, and a sad-eyed little boy from Orlando.
The amazing coincidence of their meeting changed their lives. When the broken man met the broken boy, they began a journey to become whole again.
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