Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Thirteen: Sons and Daughters

   I stared at the lines in the test, my heart feeling heavy. It couldn't be right. I didn't want this. We'd been so careful -- we'd had sex once since Willa was born and used a condom -- this couldn't be true. I leaned against the wall of the bathroom, attempting to hold back tears. Willa's...

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Literally Just a List of Potential Character's Names

span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0">span data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Potential girls names:span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0">span data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"> span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0">span data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Vivienne span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0">span data-reactid=".68.$.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Catherine...

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Twelve: Apologies, Willa Maureen, and Wanting Motherhood

   "Thanks for coming over."    "No problem." I smiled, hoping Harrison's mood was so cheery that even my dreadful, guilty secret couldn't ruin it. I asked if I could come over under the guise of concern. I'm still filming in New Orleans and Katie was heavily pregnant, surely she...

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Nine: Colin Colton

Eleven years ago... Avery Demetry's Point of View...    I slept with some premed student. He was back in Pennsylvania for his parent's wedding anniversary or something like that. It was sloppy and quick and fueled by alcohol. What was his name? His sister, his younger sister, was a grade...

Eight: Louisiana

Ten years later... Katie's Point of View...    It's eleven-thirty in the morning and I'm just waking up. A sigh slowly escapes from my lips, as my mind feels heavy. I went to bed with a headache yesterday, Harrison told me that an aspirin and a good night's sleep would help, yet it hasn't....