He Sneered At Me Until I Gave Him An Answer He Did Not Expect

tentative work she had been producing since coming home but with something more urgent, lines and shapes and colors tumbling onto paper as though a gate had been opened. She did not show me the pages and I did not ask.

The verdict came on a Thursday afternoon.

Guilty on two counts of felony assault and battery. Guilty on one count of criminal threatening.continue reading …