My Mom Skipped My Housewarming for My Sister’s Move and a Week Later My Phone Wouldn’t Stop Ringing After a TV Episode Aired

younger. And from as early as I can remember, Madison was the favorite. It was not subtle, and it was not only in my head. It was baked into every birthday, every holiday, every ordinary Tuesday.

When I was seven, I won second place in my school art contest. I still remember the way my heart hammered when they called my name over the gym intercom, the continue reading …