I was relaxing a t-i waterfront condo when at T5 a.m. the security alarm went off. The guard called nervously. Your sister eyes here with movers. She wants you to […]
The Art of the Quiet Dismantling The night my husband went to his brother’s engagement party without me, the air in our house didn’t feel empty. It felt charged, like […]
My husband put down the divorce papers with a smile and said, “Except my mistress or we’ll break up.” I signed the papers without hesitation. My husband turned pale. No, […]
The Architecture of Silence The gavel didn’t sound like justice; it sounded like an axe hitting a frozen log. In the sterile, air-conditioned vacuum of the Wake County Courthouse, the […]
The Frost-Dusted Porch I stood on the frost-dusted porch of my childhood home, the biting wind of Christmas Eve cutting through the thin fabric of my thrift store coat. In […]
The Worn Debit Card The thick, humid heat of an Atlanta summer hit Zelica’s skin the moment she stepped out of the Uber. She had spent two weeks in a […]
Sign the Papers or Get Out “Sign the papers or get out.” My husband’s voice was flat, almost bored, as he delivered the ultimatum from behind my mahogany desk—the desk […]
I gave my parents a luxurious one-week trip to Europe with me. When I picked them up to go to the airport, they told me they decided to go with […]
Family pretended they canceled Christmas dinner due to bad weather. Everyone’s staying home, mom texted. Then I saw their car as it deemed my sister’s house. Perfect holiday? They posted. […]
The Girl at the Airport When I saw my eight-year-old granddaughter sitting alone in that airport, her pink backpack wedged between her legs and her eyes full of unshed tears, […]
