Lissa Staples

Lissa Staples is a classical singer and an emerging writer. ‘Mrs. Rowe’ is her first published piece. Lissa is “fascinated by how each of us is isolated in our grief during a tragedy, and that we frequently have unique and varying recollections of the same event.” Her short piece, ‘Keeping Faith’ is forthcoming in Unbroken in April. Lissa lives in Tucson with her husband and their three-legged pup, Mei.

Mrs. Rowe

The actual taking of the pills was a soggy event because Mrs. Rowe had thrown up, necessitating a second round, and also because she had been crying. The liter bottle of vodka was later found under the bed. Such a waste of good spirits her brother, Theodore, was heard to say at the funeral. There was no suicide note, or any other clue to explain Mrs. Rowe’s actions save the fact that she had been under the care of a psychiatrist, Zoloft and Lunesta for over six years