I’m 74 years old. My name is Arthur. I spent nearly four decades teaching literature in a small town in Oregon. Now, I spend my retirement hiding backpacks…

I’m 74 years old. My name is Arthur. I spent nearly four decades teaching literature in a small town in Oregon. Now, I spend my retirement hiding backpacks.

I don’t leave them in obvious places like shelters or schools. I leave them where the world stops looking—where the shadows are deepest and the kids are most invisible.

I tuck them behind …