— “Did you block my card?!” my husband shouted. — “No. I just removed you from my life—along with your access to my money.”

  Outside the window, the colors of the short winter day were slowly draining away, while warm lights came alive in our living room. A table lamp spilled a soft glow, painting cozy shadows across the walls where expensive reproductions hung in flawless order. The air was thick with the comforting, savory smell of meat […]

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“Yes, I’m the wife. Yes, the apartment is mine. No, it’s not going to turn into a dorm for my husband and his beloved mom!”

Katya sat on the windowsill of her two-bedroom place, looking down into the courtyard where teenagers in sneakers were kicking a soccer ball around. A couple of times it nearly smashed into someone’s window, but the boys only laughed, like the whole neighborhood belonged to them. Katya sighed—she used to run around like that too, […]

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