cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

without expression.

When Vanessa’s attorney called the incident “a tragic misunderstanding,” the judge finally looked up.

“Counselor,” he said, “a misunderstanding is when two people arrive at different interpretations of words. This allegation involves a weapon.”

I wrote that sentence down in my notebook.

The case proceeded.

Vanessa was released on bond continue reading …