Miriam Found a Reflection in a Mirror That Ended Her Marriage

the winter.”

He adjusted his glasses by the bridge, pushing them up his nose as he looked around the kitchen.

The space where Arthur’s coat used to hang by the door was empty, the brass hook polished and bare.

“Are you hungry, Ronald?” I asked, rising to get a plate.

“No, I had a sandwich in the car,” he said, but he sat down in Arthur’s old chair anyway.continue reading …