My Neighbor Called the City Over My Fence, but the Inspection Ended With Her in Tears

at my feet while I worked. Pepper was somewhere in the house. I could hear him occasionally, the soft impact of his paws on the hardwood as he moved from room to room doing whatever dogs do when they are in the house alone with nothing specific demanded of them.

I thought about Claudia and her previous neighborhood and the year she had spent fighting continue reading …