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

her to excuse harm.

Years later, when Emma called from college after helping a friend leave a toxic relationship, she said, “I think I learned from you that peace is not the same as safety.”

I sat at my kitchen table, one hand over my mouth, because that sentence was better than any revenge.

“Yes,” I said. “That’s exactly right.”

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