In The Husband Papers Hallie Moore's poems trace the path of love and loving from the intoxicating encounter with a questionable relationship through the maturing of that relationship. The explosive beginning is played out around the world, family life adds its own complications, and finally in a series of ruminations on marriage, the storyteller moves on. This is not a sad tale, rather, one more engaging drama that so many people play out as experience and life wisdom grow. This collection draws its inspiration from such disparate sources as the Japanese art form of Kintsugi, Greek mythology, Roman history, Starbucks, the Cinderella tale, and more. These poems are thin-skinned. They aim at being present in the midst of joy and pain.