I Refused to Give My Card to His Sister and Breakfast Turned Into Something I Didn’t Expect

flatness of the question surprised me more than rage would have. Over coffee. As though the category of the liquid was the relevant detail.

“Over assault,” I said. “And threats. And an attempt to coerce me by threatening to put me out of my own home.”

He moved into the room with the measuring quality he used when he was deciding which version of himself continue reading …