At Christmas My Family Told Me To Stay Away But My Response Changed Everything

edges of every day feel frayed and translucent, as though reality itself might tear if you lean against it too hard. The week before I had had mastitis so severe I shook with fever and cried under hot water in the shower at two in the morning, and I had still packed the car, wrapped the presents, buckled my daughter into her seat, and driven here. continue reading …