Leslie Pietrzyk

Starting Over, or, When Will the Koi Arrive?

Starting Over, or, When Will the Koi Arrive?

What can starting over even mean? “Check yard signs,” the realtor says to me and Daniel when we’re looking at houses in North Carolina. “Which signs are people sticking in their front yards? That says everything about the neighborhood.” Everything emphasized, everything pointing to subtext she doesn’t trust we’ll get because we’re northern and, this …

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