Justice stories.
Stories about standing up to a bully, a bank, a landlord or a scam.
The Tea Bags On My Balcony
The first tea bag landed on my balcony in March, on the corner of the mat by the door, and I picked it up with... Read more
The Gas My Neighbor Kept Taking
I am seventy-one years old, and until this fall I believed the most trouble a man could get into on Cottonwood Lane was letting his... Read more
The Repair Bill They Would Not Pay
My ex and the rich man she left me for refused to pay their bill so I let the whole town see them for what... Read more
The Last Night Of The Class Trip
Nine days after my daughter came home from Los Angeles, her teacher called to ask how she was holding up, and I stood at my... Read more
The Coach Who Benched My Son
The Tuesday before homecoming, Coach Rusk kept my son after practice, put a hand on his shoulder pad like he was doing him a favor,... Read more
The Neighbor Who Stole My Electricity
The thing you need to understand about me is that I notice numbers. I have worked the overnight shift at the regional food warehouse out... Read more
The Neighbor Who Took My Harvest
The morning I found the garden empty, I stood at the back door in Gene’s old canvas jacket and I could not make my legs... Read more
The Woman Who Called Him Grandpa
My father had not been on an airplane in almost twenty years. He told me that in the car on the way to the airport,... Read more
The ATV Tracks Across My Land
The first morning it happened, I told myself it was an accident. Nobody drives a neon pink ATV through a stranger’s rose bed on purpose,... Read more
The Wall Behind My Baby’s Crib
I want to start with the night my dog broke through drywall with his own paws, because that is the night everything before it finally... Read more
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