He Asked for a Divorce at Dinner

that I was responsible.

Later, responsible became available.

The first tuition payment was sent from my personal account while Tyler sat in my kitchen doing algebra and asking if salmon could be called fish-chicken. He was twelve. All elbows and loud chewing and one cowlick that never went down.

I loved that kid.

That’s the rotten part.

Not Brenda. Him.continue reading …