North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

a slow sip of his tea and set the mug down on the plastic tray. “Ralph was not in Raleigh on October twelve, Clara.”

“He told me he was,” I said.

He pulled a folded piece of paper from his coat pocket and slid it across the table. “This is a leaked email from a national committee staffer. It mentions a secret draft of our county map dated October four.continue reading …