The Anniversary Toast

Ch.1

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 01

I found my husband’s second phone on the morning of our fifth wedding anniversary — hidden…

Jun 9

Ch.2

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 02

Nora arrived in twenty minutes with her laptop, two bottles of Malbec, and a look on…

Jun 9

Ch.4

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 04

Grant’s hand froze on the remote. His smile was still hanging on his face—a grotesque mask…

Jun 9

Ch.5

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 05

Nora was waiting by the valet stand, my overnight bag already in her trunk. She’d thought…

Jun 9

Ch.6

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 06

I woke to sunlight streaming through Nora’s guest room curtains and the smell of coffee. My…

Jun 9

Ch.7

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 07

Three days later, the divorce papers were served. Grant showed up at Nora’s apartment that evening,…

Jun 9

Ch.8

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 08

The article dropped on a Tuesday. Nora’s journalist friend had done meticulous work. The piece didn’t…

Jun 9

Ch.9

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 09

Two months passed. I settled into my apartment, found a rhythm at work, and slowly rebuilt…

Jun 9

Ch.10

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 10

Spring arrived like a promise. The trees along my street erupted in blossoms, and the city…

Jun 9

Ch.11

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 11

Six months to the day after the courthouse, my phone buzzed with a text from an…

Jun 9

Ch.12

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 12

Owen and I had coffee every Saturday for two months before he kissed me. It happened…

Jun 9

Ch.13

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 13

A year after I found that phone in the gym bag, I stood on the balcony…

Jun 9

Ch.14

The Anniversary Toast Chapter 14

On a Saturday morning in October – crisp air, golden light, the kind of day that…

Jun 9