Petty Postmortem: A Passive-Aggressive Dissection of My Worst Relationships

by C.M. Lowe

Have you ever ended a relationship and thought, “What was that about?” Have you ever been dumped by someone you were too hot for and wondered why you hadn’t left first? Have you ever found yourself single and exhausted at the idea of starting over again? Have you sworn off relationships altogether? Is there still a part of you that desperately wants to find love, despite the bad experiences in your past?

I’ve been there, too. I’ve been baffled by the end of a relationship, confused as to why I was in it to begin with, and worn down by being one of the last in my friend group to find their forever person. So, I’ve decided to exhume the corpses of my past relationships and cut open the remains, in hopes of finding answers.

How long was the relationship dead? What killed it? Was I an unknowing accomplice to murder? This collection of essays and poems will attempt to answer those questions and more.

One thing I know for certain is that people deserve to find love. So if you’ve ever been curious as to what went wrong in your own relationships, join me in this Petty Postmortem. But be it’s going to get messy.

193 pages, Paperback

Published February 14, 2026