I smoothed the torn page flat on the table of the historical society with the old reading glasses of Luther balanced on my nose, and I looked at the line …

The Torn Page Read More

I read the sale barn ticket of Clint line by line, the way I used to read the entries for the Feeders Association, and what it told me was plain. …

The Brand Inspector Read More

I turned the little square photograph over in my hand and read the date on the back, and then I read the name beside it, and I had to put …

The Square Photograph Read More

I read the letter from the Ohio Department of Agriculture there at my card table, with the jar of Amos between us and the market emptying around me, and I …

The State Letter Read More

I set my pry bar down real slow, because the beam of my flashlight had gone into that sealed compartment under the bell and found, not a skeleton or a …

Above the Bell Read More

I set my pry bar down real slow, because the light from my lamp had gone into that long dark space behind the cabinet and come back to me off …

Behind the Back Bar Read More

I set my pry bar down real slow, because the beam of my flashlight had gone down into that framed space beneath the stage and found a gray steel box, …

Under the Stage Read More

I set my sledge down real slow, because the beam of my flashlight had landed on a steel chest about the size of a bread box, and across the lid, …

Under the Kennel Read More

I set my drill down real slow, because the lid of the hatch had come up with a long sigh, like a door that had been waiting, and out of …

The Hatch Below Read More

I watched the recording on the phone of my son, between the gravy boat and the cranberries, with twelve people holding their pie forks in the air and not one …

The Empty Chair Read More