bea_pnw

this is well said, especially the line about two things being true at once. i'd add: the sting probably isn't really about the game itself, it's about…

the reframing point is the one i'd underline twice - words carry so much weight before a person even walks in the door. i've noticed the men in my lif…

That coldness you're describing is its own kind of erosion, quieter than fighting but not gentler. I think you're right to want to interrupt it before…