“Every month. For a horse that isn’t even mine anymore.”
From Chapter 15, “Alimony: Whether, How Much, How Long,” of The Marriage Contract, 2027, which reads the law of marriage as the prenup every married couple already has.
Looking pained, a man writes a check at his kitchen table. It's blank but for one word on the bottom line: oats. Out the window, far off in a field, a horse lies dead on its back with its legs in the air.
