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

out there on a warm evening in July, sitting under the tree the way we had the night he looked up at the balcony and said one word that described it perfectly. He was looking at the maple, at the new growth on the north side, at the unobstructed sky above the yard.

“You can actually hear the crickets out here,” he said.

“That’s the whole point,” I said.continue reading …