House of Glass

by Sarah Pekkanen

“Are you for real? Tina wasn’t like that—she didn’t sleep around. He’s twice her age and her boss. He probably came on to her and she was scared he’d fire her if she said no.”

Infidelities often begin with a slow blurring of boundaries, until crossing the final one doesn’t seem as momentous.

Here in DC, lies are as ubiquitous as pollen in the spring air. They’re spread to undermine someone in power, or to elevate one’s own prospects. Sometimes the lies are debunked. Other times they’re so ingrained in the public consciousness they might as well be truth.