Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris
It's not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words "my husband."
It's not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words "my husband."
Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second.
Getting Hugh home after his hip replacement involved a thick cushion and a car with legroom. "Ow!" he said whenever I tried to help. "You're making everything worse!"
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