That Strange Voice You Hear

Yes, it’s me. Carla, the absentee blogger. I didn’t fall off the face of the earth, though I have to admit, I can’t say it’s for lack of trying.

To say my life has been somewhat crazy could be considered by some to be an understatement. Five months ago my husband of eight years told me, “We need to talk.” We didn’t talk a lot before that, not about matters close to us. It was too uncomfortable, so we’d kind of gotten used to living in a state of parallel existence. I can’t say I didn’t see...