North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

in the hallway.”

Don took a small yellow legal pad and wrote down the time. His fingers were steady, but the line of his jaw was tight.

“They are moving faster than we thought,” Don said, his voice dropping an octave. “My office phone has been ringing since six this morning.”

“About the map?” I asked.

“Coordinated complaints,” he said,continue reading …