My Neighbor Built a Balcony Over My Backyard While I Was Away So I Made Him Tear It Down

staged for a second-story audience.

“From up there,” I said, “you can see straight into my house.”

Travis shrugged. “So can half the neighborhood.”

“No,” I said, “they can’t. That’s specifically why I bought this lot.”

There was a long silence. Then Lindsay said, quietly and with the finality of someone who has just remembered they have a lawyer, “Let’s continue reading …