An Unopened Medical File From a Colorado Lake House Clinic

table, three of its wooden houses missing from the green pile in the center.

I sat on the edge of the sofa, trying not to let my spine touch the cushions because the heat in my lower back had turned into a dull, throbbing ache that made my legs feel heavy.

Caroline, my aunt, sat opposite me in the green armchair, holding her phone tightly in both hands continue reading …