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

in the shower one night, no warning, no stumble, just a sudden absence of structure beneath me, my hand catching the grab bar we had installed for Freya’s visits and my heart hammering against my ribs in the dark.

Every time I mentioned these things to Leo, he had the same answer delivered in the same tone, the gentle, slightly impatient voice of a continue reading …