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Ghosting: A New Name for an Old Phenomenon
From my Capser The Unholy Ghost Collection, 2014 Only The Name Has Changed Ghosting is not a new phenomenon; it’s been around for hundreds of…
Gone in an Instant: My Husband Had a Suitcase Nuke
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday? D-Day It was 10 AM on Sunday. My husband stood combing his hair in front of the bathroom mirror. He called…
The Prelude To The Mindbender
If Only I’d Stayed in Bed… Mysterious Footsteps In The Hall It was eight o’clock on Sunday, before Valentine’s Day — the annual lover’s holiday….
The Wild, Wild, West (Side of Town)
Yo Babe. What’s up with the 9mm and the Bowie knife? The First Symptoms It was 2009 when my husband’s behavior began to change. Becoming…
Who Gets the Friends In The Divorce?
from the Casper The Unholy Ghost Collection, 2013 Hey, it Happens Divorce is never a cakewalk. Even when you divorce later in life (called grey…
Semper Fidelis… Psych!
From my Casper The Unholy Ghost Collection written in 2014 One Down, One To Go — Check! Before his jail-break departure, my runaway husband held…
Three Hondas and a Ford Is a Losing Hand
From my Casper the Unholy Ghost Collection, 2013 My husband and I traded in my Ford and got three new Hondas–then he promptly disappeared. Charmed…
Abandonment and Betrayal
Abandonment and betrayal by a long-term partner is a living hell, no matter where it originates. It’s even worse when it comes from the person…
“Eject!” and “Bailout!” — Two Words You Should Never Ignore
Emergency Awareness “Eject!” and “Bailout!” are two words that pilots in training learn to listen for above everything else. Hearing the word ‘eject’ creates an…