“What do you want for your birthday?” “A divorce.” “I wasn’t looking to spend that much.”
From Chapter 28, “What It Costs,” of The Marriage Contract, 2027, which reads the law of marriage as the prenup every married couple already has.
Breakfast in a kitchen. Coffee mug in hand, a husband leans toward his wife, smiling hopefully. She answers calmly, eyes on her tablet. A wrapped gift waits on the counter behind them.
