Three Green Notebooks Left in a Cedar Chest on Elm Street

the rough pine wall.

“The red stays if you keep it out of the direct sun,” Arthur said, walking over to the wood stove. He put his hand near the iron door, feeling the heat, before turning back to me.

He sat down on the edge of his workbench, his boots dangling a few inches above the floor. We sat in the quiet of the shop, the only continue reading …