I liked this story a lot. It was told from the point of view of a man who probably has some form of mild autism. He is socially awkward, but doesn't realize he is different and treated differently. His point of view is so innocent and also very black and white. He really only sees the good in...
All Owen Patterson wants is a normal life and a happy marriage. But a year after the senseless murder of his brother-in-law, his wife remains in mourning and his in-laws won't talk about anything but their dead son. The murderer, Henry Joseph Raven, is in prison, but to Owen, that isn't punishmen...
He stood outside the window, briefcase in hand, giving me that newly hatched alligator look, that tiny smile at the corners of his mouth, as if nothing was out of the ordinary, as if we had just seen each other the day before, as if this was the typical way someone came to visit, knocking on your...