Miriam Found a Reflection in a Mirror That Ended Her Marriage

tea sat untouched in the blue ceramic mug.

The silence of the house was absolute, broken only by the low hum of the old refrigerator. I walked down the short hallway to the utility closet and reached behind the spare winter coats.

On a small brass hook near the floor hung the extra key to Arthur’s heavy red steel toolbox. He had kept that toolbox locked continue reading …