My Husband Told Me to Pay for My Own Food So I Left His Birthday Table Empty

I am. Good, she said. Because it feels calmer in here. I had not realized that until she said it.

I moved my desk into the small front bedroom Ryan used to call your work stuff room. I put it by the window where morning sunlight came through the blinds in stripes.

Tyler called three weeks after the birthday. I should have said something earlier, he said.continue reading …