KILLING JOANNE
He had never really thought about killing Joanne before. They had been high school sweethearts and in the whirlwind of love that came with every teenage romance he had proposed after college. It was pleasant the first few years, but after the joy of being newly weds faded away, they became tired of each other, and sank into a dull marital complacency. The years melted into each other, each the same, every action done over so many times they were almost rituals. Joanne became predictable and uninteresting. Her quirky ways and mannerisms that had once seemed so cute now becam…
