A series of couches becomes an unexpected measure of a marriage—and what remains when it ends. The piece later found its way into one of the final chapters of The Space Between.
Published in Beyond Words
Excerpt:
Over the years, a sundry of sofas, constructed with engineered wood frames and steel supports, have hosted countless blockbuster movie nights in our home. Family gatherings. Their surfaces protected with Scotchgard to resist soiled shoes and spilled memories. Their seats reinforced with makeshift plywood planks under the cushions to prolong the inevitable.
