There was an evening in 1974 that changed everything for me. Changed everything sounds melodramatic, exaggerated, but it’s true. I met someone that evening, and we married six months later, and we stayed married until he died. We were together nearly 47 years, which is a long time, and it was only his dying that prevented us from getting to 50 and beyond, as some couples do …
Bio:
Dora Dueck is the award-winning author of three novels, a short fiction collection, and, most recently, Return Stroke: Essays & Memoir (CMU Press). She lives in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.