A short story podcast! Listen to this fascinating drama about a couple pursuing divorce

The first of sixteen short stories in Alix Ohlin's memorable collection, Signs and Wonders, chronicles college professor Kathleen's midlife crisis and her decision to divorce her husband, Terence.

By Julia Martineau

Updated April 1, 2013

The first of sixteen short stories in Alix Ohlin's memorable collection, Signs and Wonders, chronicles college professor Kathleen's midlife crisis and her decision to divorce her husband, Terence. When Terence is the victim of a brutal carjacking, however, Kathleen's plans for the future are overturned, and both of their lives are irreversibly altered.

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Signs and Wonders, Alix Ohlin, $19.

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