My Dad Had Lunch with Obi-Wan Kenobi

Sir Alec Guinness, road trips, and my Jedi father

Obi-Wan, you’re our only hope. Star Wars. Disney/Lucasfilm

I always suspected that my dad was secretly a Jedi. Or a CIA spy. Or an MI6 agent. I leaned toward Jedi, though.

I’d never seen him wield a lightsaber, and he never spoke of “The Force.” I searched for hooded cloaks in the back of his closet, but he must have kept them hidden. Nevertheless, I…