Tag: Illness

  • Fragmenting Trust

    Fragmenting Trust

    Trigger Warning: violence, illness A crash pulled me away from my work. Something sounding like glass had fallen. The noise came from the other side of the house, but Maria was not here. It was probably nothing, I tried to brush it off and return to my work when I heard another crash, followed by…

  • A Stranger in My Kitchen

    A Stranger in My Kitchen

    It was a cold, blustery morning in the middle of November, well before dawn as I made my way downstairs to make tea before the baby woke up. Dawn would not come for another few hours, but that was the way of winter. I wrapped my shawl tightly around my shoulders. The kitchen looked just…