My Cousin Read the Headline Out Loud at Thanksgiving

where I live now?”

He blinked.

“New York,” he said.

I nodded. “Good start.”

David made a noise that might’ve been a cough.

No one smiled.

I wasn’t trying to humiliate them. Not exactly. But there are moments when a room needs the lights turned all the way on, and nobody enjoys that.

Sophia picked up her wine and set it back down untouched.

“So that’s it?” continue reading …