I went to visit a friend. We spent hours drinking coffee

I couldn’t shake the image of that odd toilet seat, like an unfinished circle daring me to figure it out.

When my friend laughed at my confusion, it only made the mystery feel more ridiculous and strangely

personal. How could something I’d used my whole life suddenly look unfamiliar? Back home,

even my husband was stumped, which made me feel a little continue reading …