Five Minutes After My Divorce My Ex Rushed To An Ultrasound Until The Doctor Called Security

like something being evicted rather than someone leaving.

Then I thought about the morning I signed. The clock reading 10:03. The hollow ringing inside me, the emptiness so complete it felt almost peaceful.

Not peace yet. Not quite. But the particular kind of stillness that precedes peace when you have been in motion for a very long time and have finally,continue reading …