Angeline’s marriage to Jonathan is a cold war of unspoken resentment. She sees a failed husband; he retreats into silence. After a terminal illness strikes, she is forced to reckon with her own bitterness, both of them having never said the important things to each other until there were only ghosts of regret.
Pieces of Me is a short story I wrote in early 2025 about my experiences with my psychiatrist, addressing some childhood trauma. This story contains child abuse, neglect, and themes of suicide so if you can’t handle that sort of thing, here is your warning.