GS-At the Christmas celebration, I overheard my daughter-in-law proudl…

apartment for personal use. The truth was, I had already begun imagining it as a painting studio. Thomas used to paint watercolors badly and joyfully; after he died, I packed his supplies into boxes. Lately, I had wanted to open them again.

The notice arrived on a Tuesday.

The argument upstairs began less than twenty minutes later.

I heard Vanessa’s voice continue reading …