Bread Alone

Confession

9 Confession I gave birth to a child and placed her inside a plastic bottle then buried her beneath a foot of sand. I understand this may seem a savage thing to do but perhaps you’ve done it too. And at midnight when you turn off the TV— climb beneath quilted covers when the children are snug in bed dreaming orgies of lies endless selfish pleasures— sometimes it occurs to you to remember. And you wonder 10 whether she will live or die. As it happens, last night I did some digging and I can say this: I have no answer to your question. ...