CarrollBlog 10.5

"Once again she smelled more than three decades of her fear, failures, lies, and self-deceptions. Those things *do* have an odor: It is common, metallic, and not unlike the smell of fresh blood. It is fresh but it is also old, ancient even. Everyone knows the aroma but does not admit it because we have smelled it on ourselves too many times. It is foul and deeply embarrassing. New love, the best intentions, hope and wonder reborn… This time it will be different! We are so convinced it will w...