Things You Save in a Fire

by Katherine Center

It was unequivocally not okay that he was taking it all out on me, but I could know that and also know that he was in pain. Both could be true at the same time.

I wasn’t sure if he deserved my compassion, but I did know I wanted to be the kind of person who would offer it.

It’s not the easy moments that define who we are. It...

But saying the words had somehow sparked the feeling, too. Words were powerful, I realized in a new way.