I Let My Father Hear From My Lawyer Before He Heard From Me

sat in the armchair beside the window, elbows on knees, saying nothing for once in his life when it actually mattered to let someone else answer.

Diane whispered, “I knew your father could be cruel. I didn’t think he’d do that to her.”

To Lily.

Always the children get turned into pronouns when adults are ashamed.

I asked, “Did you laugh when you saw it?continue reading …