What the Silence Said

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 9 p.m.

b'When Laura and her husband divorced after two decades of marriage, their \\u201clittle Colorado mountain town\\u201d could barely tell. It was quiet compared to the dramatic natural disasters that were afflicting the area \\u2014 like flooding and wildfires. There were no raised voices, no feelings of fury.\\n\\nSo why did they split? In the lead-up to their divorce, Laura had a revelation about what good love \\u2014 the kind that will \\u201csurvive life\\u201d \\u2014 is supposed to sound like.\\n\\nFeatured stories:\\u201cNo Sound, No Fury, No Marriage," by Laura Pritchett\\u201cSilence Is Its Own Answer," by Jennifer Byrne\\n\\n\\nLaura\'s story was recorded by Audm.\\xa0To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.'