We recently published Dawn Miller’s brilliant “The Wives.”

Here, we ask her two questions about her story:

1) I love how relatable each of the wives are: their flaws, their insecurities, their hopes, their failings — there is something that mirrors a piece of us in each (if not all!) of them. But here’s the real question: I have a secret favorite one. As their creator, do you?
That is such an intriguing question! They each take up space in my heart, but if I had to choose, I’d choose Sue. Perhaps because she’s the one whose flaws are the most self-destructive, and the one who most wishes someone would notice her struggles and step in to help. She might not have taken the help offered, and her outcome would be the same, but she yearns to know she is not invisible. Maybe also because she’s the one with the least time to turn things around. I wavered with choosing Georgette—her loneliness is palpable, and I’d like to pick her up off the cold bathroom floor, hug her, and tell her she matters. I’d love to know your secret favorite!

2) The glimpse ahead into the tragedy that lies in wait for these women is so powerful. Do you think there could be any chance, now, that they could change their futures?
Each woman, in her own way, is profoundly lonely, yet they are stuck in a life they can’t see a way out of. I intentionally chose an omniscient point of view to tell the story, one that can move across space and time, can peek into each woman’s heart, and also see what the future holds for them. Keeping that narrative distance means this is what happens. But if they do try to change things—and I hope they do—I hold out hope that the outcomes will be different.