I Drove Two Hours To My Lake House Expecting Silence Until I Opened The Door And Everything Changed

in downtown Austin where we ordered expensive wine and talked for three hours about everything that had happened and everything that was coming.

“You did it,” she said, raising her glass. “You fought for yourself and you won, and your life is genuinely better than it was a year ago. That’s not a small thing.”

“It doesn’t feel like winning, exactly,” continue reading …