Story Title: The Leverage of Magic

Chapter 2: Meeting the Fam We arrived at the farm early enough for introductions and chatting, about an hour before dinner. We were greeted first by Kaitlyn’s mother Mary, which she pronounced like there was an extra ‘i’ in there somewhere: “Mayree.” I later learned that she was second-generation Irish, which explained the explosion of…

PART 1: Fireworks Chapter 1: Salad Days We slipped quickly down the broad office-carpeted hallway outside the courtroom to find bathrooms to change in, exchanging the nice court clothes we wore while testifying earlier today for our biking outfits. Moab is a small bike-friendly town, so Kaitlyn and I rode almost everywhere. I live about…