Three Green Notebooks Left in a Cedar Chest on Elm Street

Arthur looked at the bold letters at the top of the page, but he did not touch the paper.

He paused three seconds before he spoke.

“Where did you get that?” he asked.

“Russell dropped it,” I said. “It proves they are trying to take the land behind your back.”

I cleared my throat and polished my glasses with my cardigan hem, waiting for his anger to flare.continue reading …