An Unopened Medical File From a Colorado Lake House Clinic

me a fragile doll, and the times my mother smoothed her linen skirt and told me to stop complaining about my posture.

“They spent the money on him,” I said.

“They used your broken back to pay for his school,” Caroline said, her voice flat and steady.

“They let me heal crooked so they could keep the cash,” I said.

Susan set her coffee cup down on the windowsill,continue reading …