Mangle

I try not to be jealous. I try to be light and generous and happy to hear about what everyone else is doing. I try very hard not to be the kind of person who would let her self-loathing spill over and muddy someone else’s joy. After all, my home is happy and my health is good, and the people I love seem to love me back. With all I have, it would be churlish to want for more.

But I can’t help it. I envy the people who know how to do things. People who have a career, education, prospects, tale...