The Father in the Trees I thought I was saving a baby monkey from drowning that afternoon in June. But when I pulled a small, soaking creature from the rushing water and looked into its dark, impossibly aware eyes, something in my gut told me I’d just encountered something that shouldn’t exist. The feeling lasted only a moment before I pushed it away, choosing to believe the rational explanation. I had no idea that decision—to save that creature and then let it go—would bring something to my doo