Writing Out (of) Friendships

“A friend is someone who helps you move.

A good friend is someone who helps you move a body.

A best friend brings their own shovel.”

-Unknown Author (but wow, internet, a lot of people have used it for a long time)

 

Choked up, chest constricted like the onset of a heart attack, my eyes popped open. I rolled onto my side, cuddled the warmth of my sleeping husband, and reviewed the nightmare, breathing deeply.

It isn’t a good way to wake up. Terrified by self-loathing and an avalanche of depr...