Dinner For Nine

I stood at the head of the table, wondering where to begin. I looked around at all the things I had come to know with such intense intimacy, but I still had no idea how they would react; I didn’t even know how to address them. I cleared my throat, but the dull roar of voices … More Dinner For Nine

“…nothing bad could happen to me, I thought. The worst thing already had.”

A long time ago, so long that I actually don’t remember when (but then again, I don’t remember breakfast this morning so…) My aunt gave my sister and myself a book. She said “you both HAVE to read this.” no if and’s or but’s. My aunt has great taste in books (not surprisingly, she did … More “…nothing bad could happen to me, I thought. The worst thing already had.”