I Came Home From Work and Found My Baby in a Condition I Will Never Forget – The Archivist

it reminded me what I’d earned.

The right to choose.

I stood up and walked to the window. The pond caught the late afternoon light and threw it back in pieces. The dock waited at the edge of the water like a quiet invitation. The trees at the far end of the property swayed in the breeze.

Emma came to stand beside me.

We didn’t say anything for a while.continue reading …