The Undoing

One week until on sale, and so many things left undone.

I put on lipstick, and then the Guardian called.

“It’s only a few days until publication day!” the reporter said over Zoom from her sunny desk in London. “How are you feeling?”

“Honestly,” I said. “This time feels like the great Undoing. Like all I can think of are the things I’ve left undone.” I was grateful she couldn’t see my desk, littered with empty …