North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

mechanical bell echoing in the corners of the room. Sarah looked at me, her shoulders tensing.

“That will be the title company on Third Street,” I said. “They always call at ten past eight for the plat map of the old mill site.”

Sarah took a breath, laid her notebook flat on the desk, and reached for the receiver.

I walked toward the back archives, leaving continue reading …