Miriam Found a Reflection in a Mirror That Ended Her Marriage

reached down and touched my left hand. The silver band felt loose, a simple circle of metal that no longer had a purpose.

I slipped the silver band off my finger and placed it on the empty shelf.

The wood of the shelf was dry, catching on the pads of my fingers as I pulled my hand away.

The space where the ring had been for forty years felt light and continue reading …