Justice stories.
Stories about standing up to a bully, a bank, a landlord or a scam.
The Water Bill That Wasn’t Mine
Garvin Hurst slid my water bill across the counter of the Cedar Fork water office, tapped the total with two fingers, and said, “Pay it... Read more
The Binder That Beat the Tow Lot
Rex Callum leaned on the counter of his impound office, looked me dead in the eye, and said, “The fee schedule is the fee schedule.”... Read more
The Contractor Who Took The Deposit
Chad Rensler stood in my half-poured driveway, folded my deposit check into his shirt pocket, and told me that if I did not like how... Read more
The Signature That Did Not Match
Roy Tanner did not raise his voice one time in that lawyer’s office. That is the part I keep coming back to. A man who... Read more
The Ledger The Thief Never Read
The first time Royce Tillman called me sweet, I should have counted my fingers after he let go of my hand. He came into Hapgood... Read more
The Contractor Who Scammed the Wrong Teacher
The first thing I noticed about Sterling was his handshake. Forty-one years of teaching seventh grade had made me a connoisseur of handshakes. You learn... Read more
The HOA President Who Picked the Wrong Widow
My name is Pearl, I am seventy-two years old, and for two years a man named Gordon tried to fine me out of the only... Read more
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