Section F You were looking so good in that new red dress you’d bought the week before, remember that? You were feeling fine, sexy, and here was this big man with gorgeous tattoos up and down his arms, so much color, and he leaned across the table and said something he...
Section K Forgive me, you say, squeezing your daughter’s hand, and your daughter says, For what? You recognize that specificity is an important ingredient in this request, and the fact that you are unable to put your finger precisely on what it is you’ve done...
Section L In your daydreams, you are not a mother. Your belly is still smooth and tight, and your breasts, though still heavy with age, are less so. Those white lines radiating around your curves, gone. Men lap you up. They are not scared off by commitment because you...
Section J There you are, sweet sixteen and so in love with this no-good boy who just wants to get laid, by you, which you find inordinately flattering. Are you ready? he asks. Already he is unzipping your pants. We both know you’re not. All you have to do is say No....
Section C Your bedroom is attached to the kitchen by a hollow core door. You see the pile of dirty dishes in the sink and choose to leave them there another hour, another night. In your room, you undress and look at yourself in the mirror and then immediately wish you...
