cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

back and place me between Emma and the bat.

Since I could not have that, I wanted the truth written into the record so deeply no one could dig it out later and rename it.

The trial began in late October, nearly a year after the party.

Emma was fifteen by then. Stronger physically, but changed. She wore darker colors. She hated surprises. She sat with continue reading …