They Demanded I Pay My Sister’s Rent Until the Eviction Notice Arrived

who worked with me and showed up with a rented dolly and a playlist and a startling talent for fitting large furniture through small doorways. We carried boxes and furniture and Ava’s stuffed animal collection and the beige rug, which I had cleaned so thoroughly after that afternoon that no trace remained of what had soaked into it.

We put the rug continue reading …