North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

forty-eight degrees regardless of the weather,” I said. “It is the only consistent thing in this town.”

She handed me a turkey sandwich wrapped in white butcher paper.

“I spoke with the dean this morning,” Elaine said, her fingers tracing the edge of her paper cup. “The department wants me back in the classroom by the first of December.”

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