Why Martha Saved Five Hundred Paper Receipts From Her Weekly Grocery Trips

between us. He had a single sheet of paper in his hand, folded into thirds as if it had just come out of a business envelope.

“They called me at seven this morning,” Gerald said.

“The people in Columbus?” I asked.

“The regional logistics director himself,” he said, smoothing the paper flat against the yellowed formica of the table. “They continue reading …