PART 4: THE DEAD MAN I MARRIED The birth certificate trembled in my hands. Alexander Nathaniel Pierce. Born October 19, 1978. Father: Nathan Pierce. A second document had been clipped … Continue reading PART4: At exactly 2:00 a.m., I lay perfectly still while my husband packed a suitcase, convinced the me:dication he had cru:shed into my tea had put me to sleep.