The Ember that Ignited
A spark in the woods ignites a married woman’s deepest desires—and a fire no one saw coming
Day One – A Fragile Rekindling The Adirondacks enveloped us in a pine-scented breeze, resin sharp, our SUV’s tires crunching gravel that glittered like mica in the July sun. At 44, my 5’9” frame carried a soft paunch, hands too smooth from office work and a heart heavy with a quiet ache I didn’t know how to name. Judy, 40, was still a flame—red hair cascading in copper curls, her 5’4” frame moving with a nurse’s natural g...