The Mark Beneath the Surface: How My Husband’s Cruel Charity Test Exposed the Sister I Lost Twenty Years Ago
The heavy crystal decanter on the sideboard gave off a sharp, cold glint under the chandelier light when...
Author: Jerry B. Case
The Mark Beneath the Surface: How My Husband’s Cruel Charity Test Exposed the Sister I Lost Twenty Years Ago
I want you to bathe her in our tub. Do not call the staff. I want you to...
The Orders on the Table: How My Parents’ Attempted Eviction Ambush Collapsed Their Own Tax Fraud
The morning coffee was still warm in my mug when the heavy oak door of my apartment rattled...
The Words Across the Table: How My Sister’s Engagement Dinner Collapsed When I Answered in French
The private dining room at L’Etoile had a harsh, clinical sort of elegance that made you feel like...
What We Left on the Table: How My Family’s Thanksgiving Ejection Collapsed Every Single Bill I Paid
The turkey was still carving-knife warm when Julian reached across the mahogany table and snatched the silver bread...
The Green Folder on the Counter That Cost My Ex-Husband His House and His Mother’s Trust
I got the math wrong for the first nine years of my marriage, thinking that if I simply...
The Blue Velvet Box: How My Mother’s Greed Collapsed at the Will Reading
At my grandmother’s will reading, my mother dug her nails into my arm and whispered, “If you get...
The Empty Table: How My Family’s Cruel Thanksgiving Ejection Collapsed When I Cut Off Every Bill
My family pushed my 5-year-old daughter and me out during Thanksgiving dinner. “Don’t come back,” my brother said....
The Fortress on the Ridge: How My Family’s Christmas Eve Ambush Collapsed When They Tried to Steal My Deed
The snow was coming down thick enough to swallow the fence posts along the state highway, a heavy,...
The Friday I Cleared My Desk: How My Cheyenne Freight Office Collapsed When My Replacement Sat at My Chair
The blue ceramic mug sat right beside my left hand on the scarred oak surface of the dispatch...