An invisible thread

Laura Schroff

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.