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When the Lights Go Out, the Vows Get Tested in the Dark

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the corners curled, the ink faded. I wrote a few lines with my shaking thumbs:

I refused to put my wife in a facility today. People say it’s responsible. Maybe it is. But when the lights went out, she remembered our list—and she said we did the important part. We walked each other home.

I didn’t tag anyone. I didn’t name anyone. I didn’t ask for pity.continue reading …

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