My Parents Doubled My Rent So My Unemployed Sister Could Move In, So I Moved Out and Took Everything

neighborhoods I could afford were farther out. The apartments were smaller. Some smelled like mildew. Some had windows that faced brick walls. Some had landlords who seemed irritated by my questions.

I went to eight showings that felt like disappointments wrapped in fluorescent lighting.

I’d walk into a unit and try to imagine my life there, try to picture continue reading …