Three Green Notebooks Left in a Cedar Chest on Elm Street

them into my purse.

“You should be careful whose business you make your own,” Gale said.

I left the money on the table and walked out into the cool morning air without answering her.

At eleven, I walked across the grass to Arthur’s workshop behind his barn.

The double doors were open, and the damp smell of decaying oak leaves drifted in from the tree line.continue reading …