The Anticipation of Reunion I bought a packet from the pharmacy across the street, clutching it nervously as though it were a secret code to
The suburban neighborhood outside Boston was bathed in the golden light of an October morning. I stood in my kitchen, the familiar scent of sizzling
The wedding night is supposed to be the happiest moment of a woman’s life. I sat before the vanity, lipstick still fresh, listening as the
When I found out my ex-wife had married a working-class man, I went to the wedding to make fun of her. As soon as I
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Episode 1: The Test of Hearts Raymond Cole had everything a man could ever want—fortune, power, influence. He was a billionaire whose name commanded respect
The ER was crowded that Sunday night, but a 6-year-old girl’s pain pushed her to the front. A doctor examined her abdomen, then stopped cold.
The dust swirled around the worn wheels of the old Chevrolet truck as it pulled up to the modest farmhouse in the late afternoon sun.
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I got married at 30, with nothing to my name. My wife’s family wasn’t well off either; there was only her father—Mr. Velasco—almost 70, frail,