A Woman Lay On The Ground At A Birthday Party While Her Husband Acted Calm

screening question, the one they ask everyone, about whether I felt safe at home. But she asked it slowly, making eye contact, leaving space after it. I said yes automatically, the way you do when the question has not yet made contact with anything real. But it sat in my chest afterward, that question, heavy and refusing to dissolve.

While I lay there,continue reading …