My Groom Smashed My Face Into The Cake As A Joke Until My Brother Stepped In

of guests at an event that is going well, finding their seats, finding each other, the specific pleased hum of a room where everyone is glad to be there.

Then came the cake.

I had thought about this moment in the vague anticipatory way you think about small ceremonial pleasures. The knife held together, the first slice, maybe the feeding of a small piece,continue reading …